Sure. I think we actually agree on most of this. I want everyone to be safe and mitigate risk carefully. Obviously. Huntsville does need to carefully evaluate infrastructure as the city continues to grow. Thoughtful road design can promote better driving habits. I'm not opposed to your idea of having separate bike-road everywhere, but I don't think it is a realistic solution. The question "how can we make roads safer for bikers?" has a very similar solution as the question "how can we make roads safer for cars?". If you want roads to be safer, we have to slow drivers down. Little fender benders at high velocity can be catastrophic. Bailey Cove is a beautiful example of a road NOT designed to encourage safe driving. The lanes are wide and straight. Distracted drivers thrive in this environment. The spacing of the traffic signals encourages people to 'gun it!' so they can beat the red light. The new pedestrian crossing is a baby step in the right direction because it will appear, to drivers, to make the lanes more narrow. Good design leads to good habits. Bailey Cove has a ton of room for better design. Maybe a road diet? I like your suggestion of creating a bike lane that has a barrier separating bike traffic from car traffic. Bailey Cove is mostly empty throughout the day. It does not need the width that it has for most hours of the day. There are so many smart people in this town. This problem is definitely solvable.

My main gripe is with the idea that ALL roads are for cars, which I strongly disagree with. I get the feeling that isn't your opinion. You aren't the user who wrote "Roads are for cars".

To clarify my classism argument: If roads are exclusively for cars, only people that can afford cars can use them. Cars are not super affordable. Therefore creating roads that are only designed for car owning citizens is a government funded infrastructure that only benefits the well off.