You may also want to dig a little deeper. Bike lanes along highways are safer for cyclists than paths that are seperate from vehicular traffic. There have been studies done and I am sure you could find one or more by searching the internet. So, he is wrong saying it is unsafe and gives people a false sense of security having bike lanes, because users of segregated bike trails are 1.8 times more likely to have an accident with a motorvehicle than a bike using a bike lane on a highway. The rational is that motorists are unlikely to be looking for other vehicles, especially bikes anywhere but on the highway.
I have been attending our local Metropolitan Planning organization meetings. The MPO is a non-governmental group that acts as a consultant in regard to MUT's and segregated bike trails. These statistics are quoted by them all the time and they are from a national study on bike safety.