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In article <D.Nash-1211941131130001@slip-16-10.ots.utexas.edu>, D.Nash@utexas.edu (Donald L. Nash) writes:
> What it comes down to is that there is too much of a speed and size
> difference between bicycles and cars for them to share the same lanes
> without interfering with each other.  I wish all the major streets in
> Austin had bike lanes.  These have problems of their own, as I have
> already mentioned, but I think they'd be better than the current
> situation.

	As a taxpayer, and even as a cyclist, I'm against bike lanes.  Bike
lanes add extra cost (construction and maintanence) that is totally unneeded. 
The best solution is to stripe the lanes at 11' and 13' rather than 12' and
12'.  This adds nothing to construction costs (typical road beds are 24' plus
shoulder), give the cyclist adequate room in the lane for themself and a car,
and collects less debris since cars will tend to sweep it off the edge (rather
than sweeping it all into the bike lane).

	I've cycled on Lamar during rush hour (last September).  For myself,
I did not feel endangered, but I am an experienced cyclist and racer.  However,
I wouldn't suggest inexperienced riders to do this, but this does not support
a total ban for cyclists.  After all, there are legal drivers that shouldn't
be driving on busy streets, too.

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