those are valid points in that article, but the insurance rates going up thing was a time bomb just to anger drivers. the two way streets thing is kinda crazy, but does make sense.

here's my situation:

i'm happy the lanes are there and use them. the mere fact that the lanes exist was the reason my wife and i bought bikes last summer. I use the lanes religiously, don't salmon, and stop at red lights (but if the streets totally clear i'll cross it just like a pedestrian would - except when i see a cop car ).

honestly more than half the time there is another guy going the wrong way down the bike lane, but there is enough space so i let them through.

if there were no bike lanes I wouldn't of even thought about biking let alone buying a bike in the first place. now that I've biked all over NYC I'm totally confident enough to ride with regular traffic (which I do when I want to go fast).

i totally understand the reasoning for car drivers to get angry with less car lanes due to bike lanes, but thats the initiative of the city: to decrease car traffic meaning less cars. if it makes you angry to the point that you give up and commute to work then well the city has won. Yehey!