Originally Posted by
Script
I beg to differ... that little white stripe has always been an indication of something. Usually the edge of a roadway but nowadays also a bike lane. Granted, if the road was not widened, it just made for a more risky lane to squeeze by the cyclists.
Give me some data to support that removal of the striping has a positive impact on risk and I'll quit riding in bike lanes. Seems to me that any little advantage/signal, such as a white stripe, bicycle stencil or diamond that may help motorists be aware that something is different are useful.
I, too, race between bike lane routes to minimize the time spent on old fashioned roads.
Do you really need data to prove that the bike lane stripe causes more debris to collect there?
Do you really need data to show that motorists are more lackadaisical about overtaking cyclists when they are separated by a stripe?
When you're comparing "bike lane routes" to "old fashioned routes" I don't know what you're comparing.
I'm asking you to compare your favorite "bike lane route" to the exact same route with nothing changed except for the removal of the bike lane stripe.