You’re not in the group of people who do not bike due to the lack of barriers. It’s possible that this group is extremely tiny, in which case it may not make s

You’re not in the group of people who do not bike due to the lack of barriers. It’s possible that this group is extremely tiny, in which case it may not make sense, but whether existing bikers feel they needed it is not really the relevant question. But that’s only considering the “get more people biking” aspect. The truth is that protected bike lanes are statistically safer than ones that are not, so there is good reason to require it just to reduce injury or death even if it does not lead to an uptick in biking.