{"id":458,"date":"2010-09-15T19:43:39","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T02:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=458"},"modified":"2017-07-03T22:05:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T05:05:25","slug":"montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Cycling, Part 3: Separated Bike Lanes &#8211; What Other Cities can Learn from Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Other cities can learn a whole lot from the elegant design of Montreal&#8217;s separated bike lanes. In 2015 Montreal was ranked 20<sup>th<\/sup> in the world for <strong>bike friendly cities<\/strong> by the respected Copenhagenize Index. The only North American city that did better was Minneapolis at no. 18. Although it has slipped a bit in the rankings, Montreal remains a stellar city to cycle in. What has Montreal got that almost no other city in North America has got? Well, for a start, <strong>separated bike lanes<\/strong> so that people can ride bikes in relative safety. You can see that in this video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Cycling Around Montreal\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SrECKE6zKI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pretty stunning! I must say that I felt entirely safe biking without a bike helmet in Montreal. This was partly because I found Montreal\u2019s motorists and pedestrians to be universally respectful, intelligent and bike-savvy (maybe I just got lucky?). I think perhaps the motorists feel less anger towards cyclists because cyclists are not constantly \u201cin their way.\u201d (Which is motorist-speak for \u201con MY public roads.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>So, why <strong>aren\u2019t<\/strong> cyclists \u201cin the way\u201d?<\/p>\n<h3>Montreal&#8217;s brilliant system of physically separated bike lanes<\/h3>\n<p>Montreal has a simply brilliant system of physically separated bike lanes. (<a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/separated-bike-lanes-keep-cyclists-safer-in-more-ways-than-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to learn about the surprising benefits of separated bike lanes<\/a>.) In Montreal, cyclists can get almost anywhere in the city on separated bike lanes, laid out in an elegant, intelligent grid system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22201\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hqcg9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/2016-bikes-everywhere-i-must-be-in-montreal1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?fit=750%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bikes are everywhere in Montreal, because Montreal cycling is elegant, intelligent, and safe.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?fit=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?fit=750%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22201 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg\" alt=\"Bikes are everywhere in Montreal, because Montreal cycling is elegant, intelligent, and safe. Montreal Cycling - Separated Bike Lanes\" width=\"750\" height=\"309\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/2016-bikes-everywhere-i-must-be-in-montreal1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?fit=750%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bikes are everywhere in Montreal, because Montreal cycling is elegant, intelligent, and safe.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?fit=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?fit=750%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22201 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?resize=750%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bikes are everywhere in Montreal, because Montreal cycling is elegant, intelligent, and safe. Montreal Cycling - Separated Bike Lanes\" width=\"750\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?resize=250%2C103&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Bikes-everywhere-I-MUST-be-in-Montreal1.jpg?resize=320%2C132&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Bikes are everywhere in Montreal, because the Montreal cycling infrastructure is elegant, intelligent, and safe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Note: This is part of a series of posts about Montreal cycling:<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-11\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-11\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">English Post<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">En fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-miguel-at-Ca-Roule3.jpg?resize=150%2C134&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Post-miguel-at-Ca-Roule3\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13678\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/\">1: Renting Bikes in Montreal<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/monter-a-velo-a-montreal-la-location-de-velos\/\">1: La location de v\u00e9los<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-bixi-system\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bixis-in-Montreal.jpg?resize=150%2C111&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bixis-in-Montreal\" width=\"150\" height=\"111\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13679\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-bixi-system\/\">2: The Bixi System<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00e0 venir!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C136&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13680\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/\">3: Separated Bike Lanes \u2013 What Other Cities can Learn from Montreal<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00e0 venir!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-lachine-canal-bike-path\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Lachine-Canal-art.jpg?resize=150%2C133&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Montreal-Lachine-Canal-art\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13681\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-lachine-canal-bike-path\/\">4: The Lachine Canal Bike Path<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-canal-de-lachine\/\">4: La piste cyclable du canal de Lachine<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-5-table.jpg?resize=150%2C110&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Montreal 5 table\" width=\"150\" height=\"110\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13669\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/\">5: Old Montreal to Gilles Villeneuve Circuit<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/vieux-montreal-au-circuit-gilles-villeneuve\/\">5. Vieux-Montr\u00e9al au circuit Gilles-Villeneuve<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/cyclists-lachine-canal-bike-path\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lachine-Canal-cyclists-table1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"C\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lachine-Canal-cyclists-table1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lachine-Canal-cyclists-table1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/cyclists-lachine-canal-bike-path\/\" target=\"_blank\">6. Cyclists on the Lachine Canal Bike Path<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00e0 venir!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-bike-paths-lead-to-increase-in-cycling-in-montreal\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bixi-post-Mayor-Tremblay-Bixi-Montreal-table1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bixi post - Mayor-Tremblay-Bixi-Montreal table\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15293\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-bike-paths-lead-to-increase-in-cycling-in-montreal\/\" target=\"_blank\">If You Build It, They WILL Come: Bike Paths Lead to Increase in Cycling in Montreal<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00e0 venir!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-11 from cache -->\n<p>And when I say \u201cseparated\u201d I don\u2019t mean separated by a painted line which any absent-minded truck driver can drift across; I mean separated by a physical barrier that cannot be crossed by a vehicle. Physical barriers may be concrete barriers, rows of parked cars, concrete plant pots, or whatever &#8211; the point is, it is physically impossible for motorists to drive across them. Moreover, they tend to be more respected, and people cannot park in them! Watch this very clever, gutsy video that shows the problems with painted bike lanes in a VERY interesting way! This video has had almost 19 MILLION views!<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Bike Lanes by Casey Neistat\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzE-IMaegzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Separated Bike Lanes mean Montreal Cycling is Safe<\/h3>\n<p>Separated bike lanes work for everyone: for cyclists, the lanes mean they can cycle without being in constant fear of having their lives snuffed out by a motorist driving an SUV with one hand, while the cell phone in his other hand blocks out the sight of cyclists (even if they are clad in reflective bright yellow). <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/separated-bike-lanes-keep-cyclists-safer-in-more-ways-than-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Also, separated bike lanes are healthier for cyclists in surprising ways, as I reported in this post.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cycling is so safe in Montreal that many thousands of people cycle commute. At rush hour, it\u2019s literally fender-to-fender cyclists.<\/p>\n<p>Fully half of these cyclists are commuters, and commuters of all ages: we saw children of 8 and seniors of 80, all cycling together in a wonderful tidal wave of safe, happy cyclists. It was like being in heaven. (Or in the Netherlands, where it is even safer to cycle.)<\/p>\n<h3>The Activists who Made Cycling Safe in Montreal<\/h3>\n<p>The great cycling infrastructure in Montreal did not happen by accident. In the 1970s, a whole lot of Montrealers got together and campaigned for decent bike lanes. <strong>La Monde \u00e0 Bicyclette<\/strong> was a collective that staged die-ins and other dramatic actions. For example, Robert \u201cBicycle Bob\u201d Silverman dressed up in a Moses costume and tried to part the waters of the St. Lawrence River, to make the point that there needed to be <strong>bike paths on the bridges<\/strong>! Nowadays, Montreal has wonderful cycling infrastructure on its bridges, thanks to brave stunts such as that one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21905\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hqcg9Q\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?attachment_id=21905\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?fit=750%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,399\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-750(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The major bridges in Montreal have great separated bike routes on the side&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?fit=750%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-21905 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg\" alt=\"The major bridges in Montreal have great separated bike routes on the side, thanks in part to the heroic efforts of activists such as Robert \u201cBicycle Bob\u201d Silverman. Montreal Cycling - Separated Bike Lanes\" width=\"750\" height=\"399\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?attachment_id=21905\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?fit=750%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,399\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-750(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The major bridges in Montreal have great separated bike routes on the side&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?fit=750%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-21905 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?resize=750%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The major bridges in Montreal have great separated bike routes on the side, thanks in part to the heroic efforts of activists such as Robert \u201cBicycle Bob\u201d Silverman. Montreal Cycling - Separated Bike Lanes\" width=\"750\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?resize=250%2C133&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Two-riders-plus-rental-bike-on-the-bridge-in-Montreal-7501.jpg?resize=320%2C170&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The major bridges in Montreal now have great separated bike routes on the side, thanks in part to the heroic efforts of activists such as Robert \u201cBicycle Bob\u201d Silverman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.velo.qc.ca\/en\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>V\u00e9lo Quebec<\/strong><\/a>, an organization that lobbied politicians. V\u00e9lo Quebec is still going strong, and now presents an annual weekend of cycling events in Montreal \u2013 one of the most fun cycling events in all of North America.<\/p>\n<h3>Separated Bike Lanes mean Less Traffic Jams for Montreal Cars<\/h3>\n<p>For motorists,\u00a0separated bike lanes\u00a0mean that they can drive without being slowed down by slower moving vehicles (people on bikes). And let\u2019s face it, without the aggravation of that tiny minority of cyclists who dart around the streets like wasps at a barbecue, ignoring all laws and both alarming and enraging other road users. (They scare and enrage me too, at times.)<\/p>\n<p>We never saw a single traffic jam in Montreal, not even at rush hour \u2013 in startling contrast to Vancouver, where gridlock at 3 o\u2019clock on Sunday afternoon is common. That had to be because so many thousands of people were cycling instead of driving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Surely even the most fervent opponents of cycling would like to see streets without traffic jams? Separated bike lanes are a win-win for both cyclists and motorists! It is <strong>not<\/strong> a zero-sum situation.<\/p>\n<h3>But Wait! There\u2019s More! Montreal has Great Traffic Lights Too!<\/h3>\n<p>Apart from the separated bike lanes, Montreal also has other intelligent refinements that make cycling a pleasure rather than a death-defying act of courage. For example, their traffic lights feature little bike icons that go green, orange and red, just like regular lights for cars. This enables vehicular and bike traffic to be controlled effectively at intersections such as this one:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17226\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hqcg9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/2016-montreal-traffic-lights\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?fit=750%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2016 &#8211; Montreal-traffic-lights\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Montreal cycling is safer because the traffic lights are set up to cater to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?fit=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?fit=750%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-17226 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg\" alt=\"Montreal cycling is safer because the traffic lights are set up to cater to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians. Montreal Cycling - Separated Bike Lanes\" width=\"750\" height=\"538\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/2016-montreal-traffic-lights\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?fit=750%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2016 &#8211; Montreal-traffic-lights\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Montreal cycling is safer because the traffic lights are set up to cater to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?fit=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?fit=750%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-17226 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?resize=750%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Montreal cycling is safer because the traffic lights are set up to cater to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians. Montreal Cycling - Separated Bike Lanes\" width=\"750\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?resize=250%2C179&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2016-Montreal-traffic-lights.jpg?resize=320%2C230&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Montreal cycling is safer because the traffic lights are set up to cater to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians. In short, everyone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>No Right Turns on Red Lights &#8211; Yes!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Also, <strong>there are no right turns on red lights anywhere on the Island of Montreal\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 which makes both cyclists and pedestrians way safer. Right turns on reds are one of the most motorist-friendly, human being-unfriendly ideas in all the world\u00a0\u2013 right there behind cars. I spent the first 30 years of my life in a country where right turn on red was simply unheard of &#8211; and I can tell you that it is way, way safer for pedestrians to cross the road.<\/p>\n<h3>Bike Corrals<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, Montreal cycling is safer because most busy corners feature bike corrals in which cyclists can wait in groups to cross the road. While these are only demarcated by painted lines, at rush hour so many cyclists congregate in them that they constitute their own defence. In any event, as I mentioned: the drivers were universally respectful of the cyclists.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11428\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CRPE9CQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CRPE9CQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=7MBRJHKVPTXAF5OM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"montreal cycling separated bike lanes 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-11428 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Montreal cycling - Notice that in Montreal, road construction is not accompanied by a cavalier shut-down of all cycling routes \u2013 as is constantly seen in many other cities, including Greater Vancouver. Montreal Cycling - Separated Bike Lanes\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"montreal cycling separated bike lanes 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-11428 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Montreal cycling - Notice that in Montreal, road construction is not accompanied by a cavalier shut-down of all cycling routes \u2013 as is constantly seen in many other cities, including Greater Vancouver. Montreal Cycling - Separated Bike Lanes\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-3.jpeg?resize=250%2C166&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Notice that in Montreal, road construction is not accompanied by a cavalier shut-down of all cycling routes \u2013 as is constantly seen in many other cities, including Greater Vancouver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unlike in Vancouver, where one would likely find a delivery truck parked in a bike corral (while its owner was taking care of a Starbucks emergency). Has anyone else noticed that the businesses on Still Creek appear to think that the <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/central-valley-greenway-cvg-guide\/\">Central Valley Greenway Bike Route<\/a> is actually parking for their trucks to idle in for hours while they are loaded up?<\/p>\n<p>All in all, I\u2019d go and live in Montreal in a heartbeat, and enjoy Montreal cycling all year round &#8230; if it wasn\u2019t for pesky details like my kids, my wife, my mom, my grandkids, my home, my job \u2013 oh, and of course that famous Montreal winter. 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