In reply to Mike.

That's a shame. I don't know that PG drivers are any worse than anywhere else, but there are definitely parts of the city that seem to be deliberately designed to create problems between bikers and drivers (5th ave at the highways, for example
http://www.andrewkurjata.ca/blog/2011/06/22/this-is-what-a-bike-lane-looks-like-redux/ ).
But I've definitely spoken to more than one person who would like to bike but wouldn't feel safe doing so. The irony being that biking is much safer than driving, assuming you don't encounter terrible drivers in big cars. In a letter to the editor responding to the same column I am, the president of the PG Cycling Club points out that there are only 65 cycling deaths/year in Canada, and 650,000 deaths by heart disease. The health benefits can far outweigh the risks of biking, especially if reasonable infrastructure is in place.