# Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research

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**Post date:** [22 October 2024 23:51 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/do-bike-lanes-really-cause-more-traffic-congestion-heres-what-the-research/583/1 "2024-10-22T23:51:03Z")

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If only those with power actually listened to science sometimes…

> **[Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bike-lanes-impacts-1.7358319)**
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> While many people, including Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, say that bike lanes increase traffic congestion, research from around the world shows that's not the case.