Originally Posted by
mr_bill
My point is, and remains, to a first approximation, that the ONLY people on the road who NOTICE, let alone, READ "[bike-symbol] MAY USE FULL LANE" signs are sitting on saddles. (Or, for the people riding 'bents, reclining on seats.)
But more importantly, what's Patrick's point? If the sign was standard, my magic-dust would have worked?
As you can see I am in the optimal magic-dust lane position, center to left tire track. According to the "independent researchers" people will change lanes early. Yet people *still* changed lanes late, with a few who even "shared the lane" with me.
-mr. bill
It takes time for people who have always believed bicyclists should be out of the way of cars to accept that it's okay for them be in the way. And while they may usually not notice the signs, let alone read them, sooner or later they will. But again, time.
In the mean time the best we can is continue to demonstrate full lane use, to help it become the norm.