Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
The drivers of cars know that the bicyclists are fellow human beings and treat them as such.
That is key. Calgary has bike paths along the rivers, but no bike lanes on streets. There is one street that has a picture of a bike painted on the pavement at the start of each block. When those are visable drivers on that street are quite decent, because they understand that bikes are supposed to be there too. When those are covered in snow then that street is just like any other in town.