Quote Originally Posted by One Shot View Post
These lanes add major confusion to motorists. The roads weren't designed to have them which makes it worse. Atwater is another example. I think they redid the lines/lanes about 3 times now. Its a good idea but put some more thought into it! People barely know how to follow basic traffic signals/markings let alone something new. How about just biking with traffic and obeying basic rules of the road?
Because as you just said people barely know how to follow basic signals and markings. Why would you want to add bikes to that? I'm guessing you haven't biked the city before. The lanes, even though they may be misunderstood, protect cyclists.