Originally Posted by Serge *******
I'm not talking about worst case scenarios.
I'm saying that you can't find even one mile of bike lane - even of one that is reasonably well mantained - that is appropriate to ride in the entire mile.
I'm saying exceptions are the norm.
Then you are saying bicycle travel is a much, much different thing than other vehicle travel. How does this square with cyclists acting like drivers of other vehicles? If cyclists are constantly responding to supposed obstacles, and this response is just utterly unpredictable, then how can cyclists obey ANY traffic laws?