Yeah, I'm a Chicago hipster and I know the scene, skinny jeans, flannels, a vintage bike (not fixed, 14 speeds and two brakes). Handlebar moustache, beard, Buddy Holly glasses (they're real, and I'm blind without 'em) and everything. That said, if somebody's riding faster than me and I know they're intending to pass, I'm more than happy to ride my line and let them past. It's not a race, at least for me. And I like to think I'm relatively comfortable passing people moving slower than I am as well, though I could probably stand to be a bit more vocal. Being a relatively new bike commuter, old car habits like passing with silent impunity have been a challenge to give up, but in the scenario you described, even being vocal didn't seem to help.
Riders like that are going to be a problem regardless, but the difference being the line of parked cars and plastic pylons on your left that could get you hurt if you attempt a pass and get boxed over by a swerving rider reluctant to get passed. Granted, a line of
moving cars isn't necessarily better, but it feels a lot easier to find open spaces in traffic than in parked cars.
As for the additional pictures posted, I found two in particular that voice the negative concerns about it (though as a whole, the bike lane is far from a horrible thing, and looks like it could be a pretty good idea in lighter traffic areas where it may protect you from traffic that just isn't expecting you and is going too fast to deal with you).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6416875...7627308547752/ - Cars parked close enough to door riders on the passenger side, and knocked over pylons. Sketchy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6416875...7627308547752/ - Cars pulling into the middle of the active bike lane while stopped and waiting to pull into what is effectively parking-lot traffic.