Originally Posted by Bekologist

remember, steve, it is NOT JUST 'overtaking collisions' bikelanes mitigate..... bikelanes help to mitigate sidewalk cycling, improve a cooridor for bike use for 95 percent of the bicyclists, and have been shown to reduce wrong way bicycling and reduce intersection conflicts even when striped solid up to the intersections and bikelanes emphasize bike traffic in a more visible road position on roads with parking.