I've been watching this debate from the sidelines and I'm honestly not really sold on bike lanes either way... yet.
I see the general merit in encouraging more bike ridership, and I'm all for making it safer. Working in the beltline area I find I'm "sharing" the sidewalk with at least one cyclist a day, and it honestly grinds my gears. I find myself biting my tongue to not blurt out "hey! The roads over there!" each time I see one wobbling through pedestrian traffic. So I'm all for anything that keeps cyclist off the sidewalks.
But on the flip side I'm kinda turned off by the some of the "you should be happy we're saving the earth!" voices being aired as well.
Example, this:
Is it possible to be in favour of alternate transportation, while also being highly annoyed by the people likely to use it?
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