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The city of Montreal’s recent recommendations for changes to the Quebec Highway Safety Code will merely empower lawless cyclists and put both pedestrians and other users of the road in danger.

The city has taken entirely the wrong approach to safety. Rather than benefiting from special exceptions like rolling through stop signs and, even worse, riding on sidewalks, cyclists ought to be forced to comply with the same rules that apply to other users of the road.

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And the city’s proposal that motor vehicles be charged with a “principle of prudence” is exactly the wrong way to go. All users of the road must bear full responsibility for their actions.

Cycling culture in Montreal has reached a point of utter lawlessness. This lawlessness is abetted by anonymity. Unlike automobiles, which can be identified by their licence plate, or drivers of vehicles, who are required to carry a photo driver’s licence, cyclists operate on our city streets and roads in complete anonymity.