Pharmacy Avenue bike lane lie put to rest.
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Uploaded by torontocranks on May 11, 2011
During the municipal campaign last fall there was a lot of hyperventilating about the bike lanes on Pharmacy Avenue. All sorts of non-sense about traffic jams, bus problems and safety problems because of the bike lanes. This played heavily in the campaign literature of Michelle Berardinetti, who would go on to win Ward 35.
Last year I saw a video on the myth of traffic jams on Jarvis. I took the same approach today (May 11 2011) to Pharmacy Avenue because I have been looking for evidence that there is any fact to the claims that were made. This video was shot at rush hour. I do want to bore you to tears, I sped up the video by a factor of four. The ride lasted about 28 minutes (reduced to 8 minutes due to the speed increase), starts at Danforth all the way up to just south of Lawrence and turns back down again to end at Nancy Street. It was shot during rush hour, I started from Danforth at approximately 5:10 PM.
The result. No traffic jams. Though Pharmacy does get a bit thick north of Eglinton but there is no bike lane there and the road is four lanes. For the most part the ride was unremarkable, much less traffic than Victoria Park or Warden Avenues both of which run parallel to Pharmacy Avenue. The bike lanes on Pharmacy start just north of Danforth and end just south of Eglinton. If there is any difference, drivers are much better behaved south of Eglinton than north of it. North of Eglinton, drivers were jockeying for position somewhat aggressively where there were four lanes. You can catch the tail end of a near collision because of it. South of Eglinton they had no opportunity to mess about, they just followed the stripe.
I have noticed what does cause some drivers irritation. That is other drivers who obey the posted speed limit. This annoys the hell out of people who want to speed down a residential road.
Please note: I have repeatedly asked for examples of the claims made by various people about the bike lanes. I would like to observe and record what they are complaining about. As of yet, no one has come through. All I need is the location and the typical times the concerns occur at.
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What is your camera setup? I have a ContourHD. I like the wheel angle.
BeeRich33 8 months ago