The part that really worries me is this

"Meanwhile, state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, and others have introduced a similar proposal in the Legislature that would also wipe out the state rule that makes bicyclists ride at least three feet away from a parked car. The three-foot rule, Risser said, can force cyclists from a bike lane or the side of the road into traffic."

Riding in traffic is preferable to being doored. And if a bike lane is painted where a rider cannot stay three feet from parked cars, then it needs to be fixed. I'm not objecting to repealing the law (very slow filtering between stopped traffic and parked cars hurts no one) but this reasoning is entirely wrongheaded.