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Do bike lanes make cycling safer in Edmonton, and where do cyclists actually ride?

· Said in 13 comments · 8 claims

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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.

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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.

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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 names below are pseudonyms, one to a commenter within this source.

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  1. Bike lanes keep riders, including children and families, out of traffic.

    Said in 3 comments

    • where the riders will be more likely to get injured

      Mossy Beaver J.

    • He’s not going into traffic

      Copper Deer C.

    • a family wants a safe place to ride.

      Misty Bluejay J.

  2. Cyclists and scooter riders in Edmonton ride on the sidewalks instead of the bike lanes.

    Said in 3 comments

    • 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.

    • cyclist use the bike lanes not the sidewalks. Just walk down the Victoria Promenade and see for yourself

      Hardy Pelican S.

    • On 40th Ave between Hermitage and 137 st., there is a bike lane, but cyclists still ride on the sidewalk.

      Quiet Marmot J.

  3. Cyclists have the same legal right to ride on the road as drivers, with or without a bike lane.

    Said in 2 comments

    • when I’ve been riding lawfully on roads without bike lanes or shared paths.

      Mossy Beaver J.

    • 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.

  4. It is a myth that bike lanes make cycling safer.

    Said in 1 comment

    • it is a myth that bike lanes make it safer

      Misty Goose C.

  5. About 90 percent of the reported collisions involving bikes happened because the cyclist was in the wrong.

    Said in 1 comment

    • They had on the news how many accident's there has been with bike's and I can bet that 90 percent are because the biker's were in the wrong.

      Mossy Fox K.

  6. Cyclists riding lawfully on roads without bike lanes get honked at, passed too closely and veered at.

    Said in 1 comment

    • 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.

  7. Edmonton's Vision Zero Street Labs hinder normal street traffic and have no safety value for pedestrians.

    Said in 1 comment

    • "vision zero - Street Labs " that hinder normal street traffic and have no safety value for pedestrians what so ever.

      Cedar Elk B.

  8. The downtown network lets a family ride safely from 104 Street to 124 Street.

    Said in 1 comment

    • Once he starts Mortising, we can go from 104 street to 124 … SAFELY.

      Copper Deer C.