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i ride in the street through cardiff. the path works better for families and slower cyclists but those of us going 13+ mph will get frustrated, esp now
with all the joggers, dog-walkers, walkers, beachgoers in the bike lane when they're not on the dirt next to the bike lane. many of said denizens are
unaware/out of it/oblivious so i find it more dangerous to take the protected lane vs the regular, bike lane striped street.
the area is subject to typical mup behavior. it's about a .75 mile stretch. you can enter/exit the protected lane but you've got to slow way down and check
for peds/cars/cyclists so it's dicey to do multiple times.

i think it may work better dtown sd where some of it is already up and running. the key is (as pointed out in the article) awareness and
not being in a hurry. if you're in a rush, i'd stay out of the lanes since you're closer to peds and farther out of the usual scope of many drivers.