Originally Posted by
paulypro
It's cool.. If you want to roll down the middle of the lane just because there's a sharrow painted on it go for it. I just tend to believe it's asking for road rage or a similar non-incidental talking to from an officer. I feel that the concept of sharrows themselves is a completely foreign concept for non-cyclists (motorists) so I'd be wary of relying on them as an aura of protection, just sayin'.
The aura of protection comes from not encouraging drivers to try to squeeze by dangerously close (by riding too far right as if to say "pass me"). Change is constant. People will get used to sharrows if cyclists use them properly.