Parking in Waterloo Region

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There's not even a mandatory driver training course; any training course is optional for drivers.

I could have sworn I had to pass a test to get my driver's licence.

The real effect of ideas like mandatory training, insurance or helmet laws is discourage casual use of cycles.

The real effect of ideas like mandatory licensing, insurance or seatbelt laws is discourage casual use of cars.

Passing a test isn't the same thing as an actual training course. A lot of people that ride bikes probably have or had drivers licences and most of the same laws apply to them so it would be redundant to have another test. E-bikes should require a valid driver's licence in my opinion.

The real effect of training people to operated heavy equipment is that they aren't killing as many people as they might if training was completely optional. Most people scofflaw cyclists aren't maiming and killing other road users at rates anywhere comparable to drivers. Over 2000 people a year are still dying from automobile collisions in this country despite strict licensing and insurance. Most cyclists are killed by these trained and insured drivers too, so I don't see how training cyclists is going to protect them from inattentive or drunk drivers.

But this really doesn't have anything to do with street parking so I'm not gonna reply in this thread about it.