As an avid cyclist in multiple biking disciplines: MTB XC, Road, Gravel, and Enduro, I hate bike lanes. By far, they are the most lethal place to ride a bike. B

As an avid cyclist in multiple biking disciplines: MTB XC, Road, Gravel, and Enduro, I hate bike lanes. By far, they are the most lethal place to ride a bike. Being 3ft from 45mph traffic with no protective barrier is not safe by any stretch of the imagination. All it takes is one drunk or high driver or someone posting selfies on instagram to kill me. You are safer careening down a mountainside over rocks and roots than you are in a bike lane. What is much safer for cyclists are dedicated bike paths [like streamway buffer paths], bike lanes separated by barriers, and Bentonville, Arkansas is the pioneer in Mountain Bike trails as local transportation. Unprotected bike lanes are stupid idea postured by the media with 0 scientific thought into their safety.