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I don't need you to do anything but keep your bike off narrow country roads for your own safety. Again, it isn't about who is the jerk, it is about picking a safe route to ride. I tend to look both ways when crossing the street in DC too, certainly not because I have to. I have the right of way after all. Everyone must stop for me, but can they and will they is what you must ask yourself. [/quote]

Maybe we should stop funding repairs to narrow country roads that are not available to be shared by all. [/quote]

Or, we should tax road bikes and have them registered like any other vehicle on the road. Their tax and registration fee can fund the construction of bike lanes. [/quote]

Sure, if done ratably by the wear and tear created by weight, and also paid for substantially from general revenues, like most non-federal roads.

If you are a driver who doesn't want conflicts with bikes you can take one of two positions:
1) Bikes stay off the road or pay their own way
2) Pay for bike lanes and wider roads to reduce car/bike conflicts

To me the answer is obviously #2.  Happy to hear your explanation as to why #1 is both fair and remotely unselfish.[/quote]

The maintenance is the same, sorry, in fact to be even safer, bike lanes need to be added, which could require any number of infrastructure changes, such as power lines being moved etc. I also suppose you will want the bike lanes plowed in the winter too. The impact of adding truly wider lanes that make a honest safe impact should be taxed by the rider not the driver. As a driver I'm not allowed in the bike lane.

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Maintenance for bike lanes is very low, because bikes are so light.  Only the heaviest used multiuse paths are plowed (plowing an ordinary striped bike lane adds almost nothing to the cost of plowing the road it is on, aside from which they are often not plowed anyway, and when they are, they are used as sidewalks.

It is very rare that power lines are moved to add bike lanes.   Generally bike lanes are added to streets to by widening overly wide regular lanes, for the sake of calming traffic and improving walkability.    [/quote]

You've never widened a road, you have very little understanding of what is above below or what easements may take place. [/quote]

Again, roads are not typically widened when bike lanes are added in urban areas.   Lanes are narrowed, sometimes parking is removed.    [/quote]

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