Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
Yeah I've seen that video.
From NACTO: "A cycle track is an exclusive bike facility that combines the user experience of a separated path with the on-street infrastructure of a conventional bike lane. A cycle track is physically separated from motor traffic and distinct from the sidewalk. Cycle tracks have different forms but all share common elements—they provide space that is intended to be exclusively or primarily used for bicycles, and are separated from motor vehicle travel lanes, parking lanes, and sidewalks. In situations where on-street parking is allowed cycle tracks are located to the curb-side of the parking (in contrast to bike lanes)."
Any on-street facility for bikes that is not directly adjacent to a regular travel lane but has some form of separation between it and the travel lanes is, by definition, a cycle track. Mandatory bike lane laws, by their wording, do not apply to cycle tracks.
Unsurprisingly, you are wrong.
Just wondering. Have *you* ridden in Manhattan?
-mr. bill