Originally Posted by
John Forester
Bek maintains (by making rhetorical question) that a greater proportion of bicycle traffic will not reduce cyclists' right to ride in the street or, he fails to suggest, reduce cyclists' right to operate safely and effectively. There is no evidence of that claim, and several opposing examples. Take the Netherlands and Denmark
You don't have to go that far for an opposing example.
In Nyack/Piermont, NY, very popular local destinations for cyclists in the area (including NYC), you can't get away with doing things that people generally ignore just a few miles away.