[kevin_thibedeau]

What usually happens with these mandates is you get road markings that pretend to be a bike lane just to satisfy the contract requirements and siphon off federal ISTEA funding for the budgetary savings. The reality is that they are usually fancy death traps with no engineering rigor put into making them safe or functional for bicyclists.

[baggy_trough]

Or worse, "sharrows" in the middle of a busy car lane. Ride here if you don't value your life.