General Road and Highway Discussion

[danbrotherston]

The end result however, is that there is that the road is getting less safe for cyclists

If the cars end up driving slower, I should think that would be an improvement for cyclist safety. Subject to the specific implementation of speed bumps/humps, of course.

I haven't seen the speed bump implementation, I was actually referring to the island/bike lane obstruction situation that is there currently.  Cars are probably traveling somewhat slower, but mostly they are simply swerving in and out of the bike lanes.  In addition going downhill at 40-50 km/h means I don't particularly want to bump up over the curb, which means taking the lane instead of using the bike lane.

So yes, slower is better, but other parts are worse.  It is honestly nerve wracking riding up the hill in the bike lanes beside the traffic islands listening to cars coming up the hill behind you, wondering which ones are going to slow down and be careful, and which aren't.