There isn't much correlation between what is posted on signs and what is safe and what is legal. We see all kinds of insanity in what gets painted on the road.

There isn't much correlation between what is posted on signs and what is safe and what is legal. We see all kinds of insanity in what gets painted on the road. The option to take the lane is always there and it always works. If you always follow what is posted some of the time you will be doing something incredibly dangerous. There's an intersection I go through very regularly on both car & bike (10-20x per week) on my way to work. If you are following the bike lane it actually makes you ride up to teh right onto a highway overpass ramp and then cross the highway overpass ramp and come back down it (wrong way) to get back to the path. If you're riding in the lane you just go straight through the intersection like a car. Which one of these do you think surprises the cars more and sets up more conflict?