Originally Posted by nick burns
What cyclist in their right mind would vote for laws that restrict how and where they can ride?
When you support the striping of a bike lane, you implicitely support forcing cyclists to use it. Generally, the law either expressly requires cyclists to use bike lanes (mandatory sidepath laws) or implicitely requires cyclists to use them (because a cyclist not using a bike lane would not be as far to the right as "practicable" in a cop's judgment).