Originally Posted by rando
what if maybe, just maybe, our social and highway policies are based on a view that cyclists are more vulnerable to harm on their vehicles and deserve to have facilities specially made for them, to give an additional smidge of comfort and safety?
At least you asked "If?" Our social and highway policies regarding bicycle transportation are based on the arrogant claim by motorists that their bikeway system would make cycling safe for the unskilled, which claim the government has been trying to demonstrate for the last thirty five years without success. The public believes the superstition, and the sense of comfort is produced by the superstition.