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[Sweater Cows!]

here are some photos i thought you would like. You have probably seen this before but I took them anyway. These were taken in Daytona Beach FL heading North on 1.

 

[XLFD]

As an avid bicyclist, I should perhaps appreciate these bike lanes; but I think they are a waste of resources.  I proudly proclaim myself a vehicular cyclist, who feels that such things are detrimental to safety.  While I can appreciate a wide road shoulder here and there on heavy-trafficked roads, statistics and personal experience indicate there is more danger inherent when these are used.  Meanwhile, the casual biker feels he is a lot safer. Here's a video that shows my point, from the big city (where you think these lanes would be great):

[Sweater Cows!]

Hmm...looks like the bike lane actually made things worse for the bikers. It appears to have made more obstacles because of all the jerks using the bike lane as there personal delivery and walking area.

[XLFD]

Bike lanes and wide shoulders are great in certain areas.  Locally, Old 31 between Ludington and the county line, and out to the beach on M-116 are examples where it works out better for vehicles and cyclists to share the pavement in a segregated way.

Traffic Engineers really need to develop a better overall plan when they try to install bicycle facilities.  The one bicycle lane we have in Ludington on a small section of Bryant Road (between Rath and M-116) really doesn't do anything other than allow the City to say they have a bike lane.  Most usually avoid this area by taking the multi-use path thru Cartier anyway

[AQUAMAN]

I kinda disagree X, you have an example video depicting a huge city with millions of people where almost anything goes to start with where traffic is concerned. The bike lane is still the best method to travel in these heavy traffic areas, at least when there's an accident, the one at fault is going to be more obvious to the authorities. Likewise, in rural and small towns, where people actually are more polite and attentive to such lanes, there will be cautionary and respectful traffic passage that will give way to bikes as the signage warns. It's a lot better than bikes dodging in and out of regular traffic lanes to get to their destination imho.