The City of Toronto is warning residents that posters disguised as city communications informing residents they are permitted to park in bike lanes are fraudulent.
The posters in question claim that food delivery services, postal services, parents, police, utility services and construction workers are permitted to park in bike lanes depending on the time of day.
For example, it claims food delivery services are permitted to park in bike lanes from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for up to 20 minutes, and that parents are permitted to do so from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. “for the purpose of dropping a child up to the age of 26 at school.”When reached for comment, the city confirmed the posters are “indeed fraudulent.”
As per city by-laws, no one is permitted to operate any vehicle other than a bicycle in a bike lane, except for the purpose of:Making a turn at a highway intersecting the bicycle lane.Loading or unloading of a person with a disability, while actively engaged in doing so.Operating a taxicab while actively engaged in loading or unloading of passengers.
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