What bugs me is the social engineering aspect of it. A lot of the large metro areas pass special laws to benefit bicyclists in an effort to “get people out of their cars.” As in, “You are a bad person to want to drive a car 15 miles to work.”
Congestion is dreadful in SoCal, and people become infuriated with the bicyclists there for the same reason.
Eschew SoCA, but don't even think of moving to Montana. Try Austin, TX.
the bike paths cross busy roadways at various points and if you don’t stop to let them continue on their merry way you are subject to a $500 fine. so you see people backed up on these roads so as not to impede the dear little bicycle riders.