On Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 2:52:55 PM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote:
In other words, both Tom and AK are pointing out that bike lanes aren't
the wonderful paradise that so many people claim.

There's also the (sadly common) phenomenon of drivers using the bike lane as their personal parking space or turn lane. Even the police park in the bike lane in front of their station near my work. So there's no enforcement... PERIOD.
This, plus the lack of snow-plowing and debris removal are the reasons I'm not a bike lane fan. I think when *traffic* (cars, trucks and bikes are "traffic") follows the rules, everyone can get along.