Even police officers can't/don't distinguish between narrow shoulders and bike "lanes". What percentage of the general public can do it do you think? 1%? I suppose police officer and motorist "education" is the answer here?
Also, the existence of the
concept of a "bike lane", and the cultural acceptance of it being a legitimate concept to segregate cyclists out of the way of motor traffic, is what even allows the officer to think and say things like, "You need to be in the bike lane where you belong !" (for all those who say it, imagine how many more there are that think it).
When I say bike lanes are
evil, this is what I'm talking about.
It's not the bike lanes themselves, it's the very concept that's
evil (to cyclists and cycling).