Do bike lanes make cycling safer in Edmonton, and where do cyclists actually ride?
· Discussed by 10 people · 8 claims
Going ahead
City collision records and the traffic bylaw answer whether bike lanes improve safety and who is at fault in collisions. The two readers split GO and PARK.
Edmonton's collision records and the traffic bylaw cover whether the lanes reduce harm, who is at fault and who is riding where.
People arguing in both directions raised this question, and every claim they made about it is checked, whichever way it points.
Where it came from
Taken from Yegscoop post on council's 2026-08-26 bike lane decision, read end to end. Every factual claim in it was extracted and merged, so this question is listed whatever became of it.
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The claims under it
Bike lanes keep riders, including children and families, out of traffic.
Discussed by 3 people
where the riders will be more likely to get injured
Mossy Beaver J. · comment 70
He’s not going into traffic
Copper Deer C. · comment 444
a family wants a safe place to ride.
Misty Bluejay J. · comment 505
Cyclists and scooter riders in Edmonton ride on the sidewalks instead of the bike lanes.
Discussed by 3 people
Most dangerous encounters I have daily are cyclists and scooter riders on downtown sidewalks, and the Mayor and Council seem unworried that there is no enforcement of that.
Granite Hare D. · comment 13
cyclist use the bike lanes not the sidewalks. Just walk down the Victoria Promenade and see for yourself
Hardy Pelican S. · comment 328
On 40th Ave between Hermitage and 137 st., there is a bike lane, but cyclists still ride on the sidewalk.
Quiet Marmot J. · comment 415
Cyclists have the same legal right to ride on the road as drivers, with or without a bike lane.
Discussed by 2 people
when I’ve been riding lawfully on roads without bike lanes or shared paths.
Mossy Beaver J. · comment 70
Cyclist have the same legal right to be on the road as you do. Remove bike lanes and they will be cycling right down the middle of your lane.
Nimble Fox M. · comment 446
It is a myth that bike lanes make cycling safer.
Discussed by 1 person
it is a myth that bike lanes make it safer
Misty Goose C. · comment 459
Cyclists riding lawfully on roads without bike lanes get honked at, passed too closely and veered at.
Discussed by 1 person
I’ve been honked at, buzzed by too closely and veered at when I’ve been riding lawfully on roads without bike lanes or shared paths.
Mossy Beaver J. · comment 70
Edmonton's Vision Zero Street Labs hinder normal street traffic and have no safety value for pedestrians.
Discussed by 1 person
"vision zero - Street Labs " that hinder normal street traffic and have no safety value for pedestrians what so ever.
Cedar Elk B. · comment 184
The downtown network lets a family ride safely from 104 Street to 124 Street.
Discussed by 1 person
Once he starts Mortising, we can go from 104 street to 124 … SAFELY.
Copper Deer C. · comment 444