As someone who has been riding my bike as my only form of transportation for over a year in Las Vegas which has very busy surface streets, you couldn't be more wrong about bikes needing their own infrastructure.
There is nothing fun about riding on a street without a bike lane where cars are driving past you at 45+ MPH, usually not giving you the courtesy of more than a couple of feet of space as they zoom past you. Also there are plenty of people out there who would be more encouraged to ride their bike to commute if there is safe and established bike lanes and paths.
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