Sounds like ur local.
It seems that the only thing this barrier will do is force bicyclists to straddle the traffic between the middle lane and the traffic on the right thats getting off the freeway. Some of the cars in the middle lane will want to turn right on Farralone for the library and some on the right will want to get left to turn on on Farralone for the Post office. Seems like a recipe for disaster. Since this barrier is only 2-3" high it will not stop cars from crossing. I can't think on any good use for this new type of barrier, unless your intent is to rid the city of cyclists. At least the poles are easy to see and even if drivers take them out they won't cause a cyclist to crash on a freeway offramp!