Austin,

You have accurately described some of the unsafe and inefficient conditions that bike lanes can impose on cyclists.

My city (not my state) has a mandatory bike lane/bike path ordinance, but like many other traffic rules that apply to cyclists, it does not seem to be regularly enforced. I wear a pair of magic glasses that make bike lane paint disappear. Then I simply take a road position that is the best compromise between my safety and others' convenience. When I occasionally look over the top of my magic glasses, I see that sometimes that road position is in the bike lane, and sometimes it is not.