General Road and Highway Discussion

[danbrotherston]

I would just like somebody to explain to me the logic behind the assertion that bike lanes make things more dangerous.

a) They encourage more people to cycle, which inevitably means more bicycle-vehicle interactions. Some people perceive the interaction as inherently dangerous (and would rather bicycles, the less dangerous element, just go away).
b) They cause some motorists to become extremely irate, who then take dangerous actions because they can't control their emotions (rational anger or not isn't relevant)
c) They are lying because they don't have any valid arguments to make

Take your pick

This is exactly right...a and b are the two answers.

a) is for the engineers. A largely unstated, but very clear safety policy has been "get rid of people outside of cars" this is a major way the engineering profession has "increased safety" on our roads.

b) is for people...yes it is clearly the abusive boyfriend of arguments "look at what you made me do"...but, and I'm sure sevenman will downvote me for this comment, driving makes abusive boyfriends of us all (myself included at times)....we act rashly and then blame others for our actions.