Sure, but the underlying problem is that IS "the leftovers" we are often given... based on our current transportation policies... Share the lane, share the road, and due to the greater maneuverability of the bike, you end up being at least momentarily in one blind spot after another as you wind your way past a typical "rush hour" scene.

Old Helmet Head used to say... "don't put yourself there..." well the fact is the only other recourse is to take a lane and sit stagnant in all those exhaust fumes with all the motorists. Like that is an improvement.

Our lane sharing policy gives the cyclist no recourse... at the very least a bike lane would have given the cyclist and the motorist a defined location... a line in the sand so to speak. Sharing lanes in bumper to bumper traffic, gives nothing... taking a lane, while safer, results in breathing smog.

OK all you anti-facilities gurus... any better suggestions?