Originally Posted by RobertHurst

But in my opinion a good sharrow is better than a bike lane because it shows everybody, bicyclist included, that bicyclists are legitimate road users -- not just legitimate bike lane users -- and should be riding in the street in the direction of traffic, and it does this without keeping the bicyclists farther right than is necessary or safe and without suggesting to motorists that bicyclists always need to be, as Forester would say, "shoved over to the side." I think it does what bike lanes are supposed to do better than the bike lanes, and without the disadvantages.... I'm a believer.