Bike lanes on frontage roads in Mount Pleasant

I had a very scary experience today. The bike lanes were freshly painted on the frontage roads around Anna Knapp Road. They look pretty good. They really need identification as bike lanes - either signs on the side of the road or better still painted markers in the lane. The problem is the lanes start and stop so cars and bikers are constantly merging and unmerging. This leads to a greater chance of bad things for bikers. The other issue is the lanes narrow and disappear at the intersections. This is a problem too foe the cyclist - where do we go. Not to mention that cars then think it is ok to cut the cyclist off. The rule is that if you can't safely overtake the slower vehicle you wait until it is safe to do so.

I was almost hit because the lane ended and it was me vs the pick up truck. I lost and into the shoulder I went. It wasn't really his fault and I Am ok but it was a bit scary.

Cyclists bear some responsibility too. We have to obey traffic laws, ride in the proper lanes (not go straight out of the turn lane), and use hand signals to communicate with the car drivers.

The city needs to make the lanes continuous and complete through the intersections. Partial lanes are almost as bad as no lanes at all.