It all depends on the location. Some parts of my suburbs are OK for cycling and others are not...People need to understand that cycling infrastructure such as bike lanes is not neccessarily what makes the city bike friendly or not....The road layout, the way streets connect with each other and driver behaviour is more important then bike lanes...Seperated bike lanes is only an indication that the roads are not bike friendly, if the roads and drivers were bike friendly then there would be no need for bike lanes...Distracted drivers and aggressive driving has become the greatest threat to cyclists and the white line painted on the roadway is not going to protect you from them. Riding a bike is always going to be risky in the world dominated by cars, you either take the risk or not.