Originally Posted by
katsrevenge
Point of all of this is that bicyclists come in all sorts of skill and ability levels. A slower rider like her would probably feel safe riding in a bike lane with some dividers. She would have every right to expect that bike lane to not have a car parked in it. A slower bike rider may even be put into danger if they would have to nip into traffic to go around it.
Any cyclist who rides blissfully along a bike path as if her "right to expect that bike lane to not have a car parked in it" will make it so is someone who should not be riding on a city street. Nor should anyone ride who is not capable of looking to see what traffic is approaching before "nipping" into traffic and using brakes if necessary. I feel no need to welcome people who ride a bicycle in traffic as if brain dead.