Originally Posted by sbhikes
I can see absolutely nothing at all wrong with saying that since children and basic cyclists are everywhere the roads should be able to accommodate them. Anything else would be elitist and discriminatory. I don't need a wheelchair ramp to cross the street, but because a tiny percentage do, how does it hurt me to have them? It doesn't. How does it hurt you to have bike lanes? Oh, yeah, it provides less need for your classes that supposedly create "advanced" cyclists.
Please inform us of the manner in which bike-lane stripes make cycling safe for child cyclists and basic cyclists who do not operate according to the rules of the road for drivers of vehicles.. I know of no such effect.