Originally Posted by
BOIP
... i'd be happier if the town would eliminate the bike lane altogether and put up a few "share the road" signs,...
I agree this would be better. I've been of the contention for a long time that the best cycling infrastructure is multiple narrow lanes with sharrows in the right lane and signage establishing that cyclists have the entire lane that proceeds in the desired direction of travel.
The de facto purpose of bike lanes is simply to move cyclists out of the way of motorists.