Originally Posted by randya
Many cities in Japan have a 40% cyclist mode split and most of that cycling is done on the sidewalks. Amsterdam and Copenhagen have similar cyclist mode splits, having developed extensive bikeway networks.
The US has a paltry 1% cyclist mode split, and yet some fools still insist that cycling should only be done with motorists, on roads designed for motorists, and by the rules established for motorists (those motorist-specific rules having come about out of necessity due to the extremely harmful nature of motor vehicles when incorrectly used).
I diagnose you, John Forester, with a terminal case of motorist superiority disorder.
You argue that: "[S]ome fools still insist that cycling should only be done with motorists, on roads designed for motorists, and by the rules established for motorists." If that is actually a foolish position, then you must have very good evidence that a better system exists. Please describe to us an actual system, not on roads and not following the rules of the road, that enables cyclists to travel with no longer times for the same trip and with lower accident rate than is available to vehicular cyclists using the present roads. Put up or shut up.