1. Newport Coast: SB Cyclist in the Irvine Bike Lane….

2. Yep, it’s a 6 inch stripe alright.

3. Instantly in Newport, and the stripe is 4-inches.

4. Who says size doesn’t mater. We’re now in an incipient gore point
Who says size doesn’t mater? We’re now in an incipient gore point. Shall we tell the road user?

5. Between #2 and #3 lanes, “in deep water” feeling the lure of the right hand shoulder. No delineation for slow moving through traffic.

6. Meanwhile, motorists exiting 73 at 75mph are told Do Not Stop….

7. …so they blast through at 70 mph.

8. They’re not warned of the lower speed limit
They’re not warned of the lower speed limit. And get scant warning of slower moving through traffic. Can you spot the Bikes Xing sign?

9. Cyclist looks right to judge “merging” traffic….

10. …but it’s not merging, it continues at high speed in a new lane
…but it’s not merging, it continues at high speed in a new lane! Has this arterial become a super-highway?