Cycling in Waterloo Region

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This is what concerns me about the Caroline Street MUT - in the space of 2-minute ride there are 3 crossings (William, FDB, and Erb) which are crosswalks so technically you're supposed to dismount and walk your bike across. In practice, no one ever does this. But if a cyclist even at a walking pace were to be hit crossing one of these roads, it would be dismissed as "riding in a crosswalk" instead of anyone asking why our cycling infrastructure is so lacking.

Don't forget Alexandra.  And there are more going down towards Allen...

I'm talking specifically about crossings that are marked as a crosswalk. Alexandra and the points between William & Allen are just painted with straight lines along the trail so I assume I'm legally allowed to ride my bike across there - and if a driver were to hit me, they might face some consequences. But I also know that at least one cyclist has been hit at Alexandra (which frankly is more dangerous than crossing William or Erb which have narrower turns and greater visibility).