I use the bike lanes in…

I use the bike lanes in question frequently and it is useful for me to know that for the duration I find myself in a protected lane, I can expend less energy anticipating grievous bodily harm. I cannot think of any action more casually harmful than ripping out established bike lanes. On a political whim? Against going research and knowledge on contributors to congestion? It makes policy choices seem like no more than absurd politicking; makes peoples' lives seem like an afterthought.