"It's a waste of resources, both police and city staff," Bambrick said. Holyday says the move would generate revenue to fund cycling infrastructure around the city, gather Toronto cycling data, and promote safety and compliance with rules of the road. Toronto already has a cycling app meant to collect such information, but Holyday says it isn't widely used. "Maybe there's a way to build this license and tie it into to that cycling app. It's an idea that Toronto first considered more than 80 years ago and this week one councillor is calling on city staff to once again get the wheels turning on the possibility of bicycle licensing.

Source: CBC News July 11, 2016 09:00 UTC