While this is fun getting back to the the op, I will strongly assert that the problem is not with the "bicycle advocates" nor JF and the blind followers. It is with a third group of planners and road engineers that all too often feel that any fool with a degree can design a bike facility.
A case locally they are doing some road improvements and are showing off how they are accommodating cyclists on typical midsections of the roadway, great! But what about the intersections? No designs are available, no comments can be made because the designs are not out to comment on, will we get curb lanes to the right of right hand turn lanes? Could be, but fighting this has been an infuriating battle because responses keep coming back in essence saying: Since we are accommodating cyclists on the typical mid sections of the road so we don't understand your assertion that we are not accommodating cyclists.
We understand the importance of not putting bike accommodations to the right of right hand turn lanes, the JFs understand this as well, it is those other guys who don't get it.