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City council debates future of Saskatoon bike lanes
(cyclingmagazine.ca)
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I live in a very car-centric area with lots of massive pickups and whatnot, and I have literally never had an issue with aggressive drivers trying to kill me. I'm far more worried about distracted drivers accidentally killing me, and restricting space usually encourages drivers to be more alert.
So this is nothing but scare tactics. I don't know the area, but I'd be very surprised if this doesn't improve cycling safety.
I love when the argument against something is "You better not take away my privileges or I might hurt you."
It's even better than that, it's more like, "you better not slightly inconvenience me or I might hurt you." Nobody is taking away driving privileges, they're merely reserving some of the existing space for other road users.
FTFY, since well planned bike networks actually help to reduce congestion, making life better for drivers too!