Dear Editor: I am a cyclist who regularly uses Low Level Road. I've ridden that road since the mid-1970s, long before there were dedicated bike lanes.
Port Metro Vancouver has closed the bike lanes on Low Level Road during construction work in that area. Unfortunately, messages on the digital signboards on the approaches, plus "no cycling" signs attached to traffic cones in the bike lanes, are leading some motorists to believe that cycling is currently prohibited there.
I have had motorists honk at me, and weave from side to side in front of me after overtaking, most likely because they believe I'm a scofflaw. That is dangerous and harassing behaviour.
However, cycling is still allowed on Low Level Road. This is confirmed in the Port Metro Vancouver document at porttalk.ca/document/show/308.
With the bike lanes closed, this means that motorists and cyclists should share the road the same way as with any other road that does not have dedicated bike lanes.
Alan M. Doman
North Vancouver
