I've found the bike lanes in NYC to be minimally helpful, and in some cases, I think the way they are is downright dangerous. I've seen where the car lane merge

I've found the bike lanes in NYC to be minimally helpful, and in some cases, I think the way they are is downright dangerous. I've seen where the car lane merges into where the bike lane is (and the bike lane at that point ceases to exist), and it's incredibly non obvious. To say nothing of the places where the bike lane is actually in the car lane the whole time anyway, and cars are meant to (swerve and) pass the bikes on the left (?!).