I ride to and from work Monday to Friday all year round. It is 2.5 kilometres and takes me about 10 minutes. My route does not have bike lanes, but Shaw Street has recently introduced sharrows. This is great because every morning I fear the dreaded door-prize from parents dropping their children off at the Givins/Shaw public school. I also think speed bumps are needed on that road.

Why commute?
I ride because it's faster, healthier and I don't own a vehicle.

The best part of my commute is going down Shaw Street. It's downhill and with the new sharrows I don't feel pressured by following traffic.

Travelling along Dundas West and parts of Queen Street West.

Taxis often surprise me (you never know what they are going to do). They stop and make U-turns, never signaling or using their hazard lights.

Shared lanes.
Bike lanes.
Road maintenance (potholes).

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