Originally Posted by natelutkjohn
If what I have highlighed above is so true, then why fight against a bike lane infrastructure for others? Others need to travel from place to place, but not all choose to ride with traffic on fast roads for whatever reason (and no, this does not mean that they have psycological problems), therefore, would it not seem proper to allow them to ride to their destination by means of a segregated/marked path/lane? My tax dollars are used to fund the car culture of which I do not partake so why not use a bit of it to fund the bicycle culture?
Vehicular cycling has little to do with seperated bike paths so we can leave that out of the discussion.
Do you believe that while riding in a bike lane, a cyclist is no longer riding in traffic and can act accordingly?