sorry you can't see some 'advocates' want to remove cyclist specific protections under law, like you entertain in New York, and replace them with much more onerous laws.
they base their faulty advocacy on a mistaken belief slowly driven vehicles have no duty to FRAP on the roads FRAP laws are most crucial on, and that bicyclists would be under no obligation whatsoever to share the road anytime there are road stripes.
astroturf advocacy that is fighting to take away your right to take the lane under BIKES-FRAP laws in New York.
sgoodri and john forester are both aligned with a movement to remove New York bicyclists explicit rights under BIKES-FRAP laws to take lanes unsafe to be shared.
astroturf advocacy is masquerading in the bicycling community, and is seeking take away cyclists rights. this movement is ludicrous and based on an unsupportable interpretation of SMV-FRAP law. unsupportable bike advocacy that aims to restrict cyclists should be steered well clear of.