Originally Posted by joejack951
Great question. Why, if cyclists already have rights to the road, do some cyclists want to implement bike lanes which serve to reduce those rights to the road? Cyclists already are legally allowed the space they are in (just like any other vehicle on the road) so bike lanes don't get you any more right to space than you already have. Bike lanes don't add pavement width so they do not on their own make passing by faster vehicles easier. I could go on but we've been through this so many times that it's barely worth discussing any more. My second sentence says it all for me.
You are right... cyclists already have rights to the road.
And all cyclists know this, correct?
And motorists readily share the road, right?
Bike lanes do nothing more than point out that cyclists do indeed belong on the road. They also provide guidance to motorists who do no more (and know no more) than "stay between the lines."
Do we "need" BL; no more than we "need" cars that do 0-50 in five seconds.