Now I am not a meek commuter. I take my 1 metre of space on the road and do obey the signals, but there are some routes that because of traffic type, pavement or whatever, I try to stay away from. I do eventually want to collect my old age pension. This as far as I am concerned the worst road to ride on in the entire city. Often riddled with potholes in the right curb lane, the road is constantly very busy with traffic, and is a major route for trucking.
Many semi's with more than one trailer, in the bumper to bumper traffic.
Especially bad is the section south from Portage Ave. all the way to the busy train crossing at Wilkes Ave. South of Wilkes Ave. Still the same truck traffic, no shoulders, and numerous train tracks. Avoid the St. James bridge at all costs. Fast traffic using merging lanes spell disaster for cyclists.