>>1560240>parking-protected bike lanesIn my experience, this design is worse than having no bike-specific infrastructure. The insidious thing is that it offers the illusion of safety, making casual cyclists are more likely to use it, despite it being more dangerous.
Two problems happen at connections to side streets, alleys, driveways, etc. The first is the classic right hook--drivers making 'blind' right hand turns across the bike lane, unable to see the cyclist hidden behind a wall of SUVs.
The second is drivers pulling past the stop sign, to the edge of the parked cars, then coming to a stop, waiting to merge on to the road w/ the bike lane. To be clear, "pulling past the stop sign" means "ignoring the stop sign, and coming to a stop 20ft past the sign" because that's the convenient spot to check for oncoming traffic. The pic is to help illustrate this--pink line is where the stop sign is, the blue line is where drivers actually stop.
