>>>Originally Posted by notfred
This system does, however, make many cyclists more comfortable riding on the street, as they don't have to worry about being hit from behind by a bigger, faster moving car. This system is also good for motorists - they don't have to slow down behind cyclists very often and wait for appropriate places to pass. <<<<<<

When roads are constructed for the motorist to maintain a high velocity, your chances of getting killed are much greater. I do not like riding on roads where the cars are capable of exceeding 40 mph or greater. This is why I dislike bike lanes because it enables the motorist to bullet past you expecting the cyslist to maintain inside the bike lane at all times.

The bike lane on the opposite side of the street (In the picture) forces you to ride in the gutter with all the glass and road debris. Did anyone notice this? The gutter with all the glass is not the place to put a bike lane.

>>>>>Originally Posted by notfred
There's about 3-4 feet of space available inside the bike lane on the other side of the car, which for the most part DOES put you in that "door zone". However, I've never actually seen this be a problem. Generally, if someone is about to open thier car door, they are either standing outside the car, and you will avoid them anyway, or they just parked the car, which you watched from a few hundred yards behind on your bike, and you are aware that they will likely open thier door shortly, so you can give them space.<<<<

Any bike lane that puts you in the door zone is a bad bike lane. Your assumption that you can safely ride in the door zone by scanning inside upcoming cars is folly. Eventually, someone will make a mistake and get doored into an oncoming bus and end up killed like that woman in Boston.