This appears to be one of those Damned if you do. Damned if you don t. situations. For several years now Wichita Falls has been working on becoming certified as a Bicycle Friendly City. The latest step in that process was the addition of Shared Use Lanes on some of our streets. You can spot them by the depiction of a bicycle and directional arrow painted on the street surface.
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While I have yet to see anyone actually riding on one of those lanes I do understand the purpose. It s to indicate that bicycles are allowed to share the lane with motorized vehicles for recreational or transportation purposes. While most of us have cars and trucks at our disposal there are those who traverse our city by pedal power. These lanes are to be shared.