Hello, I am back.

I just returned to Toronto after a 6 month sebadical to the rest of north America.
First thing I did was buy a bike to replace the one that was stolen the week before I left Toronto. It is cheaper than a metropass and more environmentally friendly than a car. After 6 months of retrieving my daily cardio from the great outdoors I do not intend to spend money to get to a building where I can pay for that same work out. I would rather get the work out on the way to work. Call me crazy.

So after suiting myself up with a nice 90 dollar, most likely stolen bicycle off of craigslist. I proceeded to kick up the kickstand and coast out onto the streets of Toronto.

Somehow I always seem to forget this part. Everytime I leave Toronto I forget this part about coming back….

Bicycling in Toronto is the scariest thing I have ever done on a daily basis. This comes from the mouth of a seasoned whitewater raft guide who climbs multipitch trad in her spare time. …. I am much more worried about my wellbeing when I am trying to navigate the potholes and SUVs of torontos dangerous roadways.
Sometimes I do ponder that perhaps this too will help keep my heart rate up, every time I try to make a left turn or go under the spadina/ Dupont tunnel.

But its wrong. Bikers should not be punished, Biking is the most economical, environmentaly and healthy form of transportation that exists… why is Toronto punishing them?