funny spelling for an academic. That must be the 'big city' Philly public schooling coming out in you.
I back DV 100%. I have done this to protect myself IN A BIKE LANE. Maybe you could come to Chicago and give a class on how to offer friendly tips on not hitting cyclists to all the PISSED OFF, SUV DRIVING, TAXI CAB ROCKETS, etc here and make it better for us. We'd appreciate it.