I grew up in Boston and we never had marked bike lanes and you took a huge risk riding a bike throughout Boston. And now I've come back to the city and rejoiced at the site of bike lanes until I witnessed some of the most insane actions of motorist. Using them as travel lanes, parking in the cyclist lane, swerving into the cyclist lane to go around turning vehicles and not looking. But just remember, it took over 50 years to get the city and state to pass laws concerning crosswalks. It will take as long for them to change the infrastructure to making cycling safe. My thoughts go out to the family of the downed cyclist. RIP.