On my four-mile American bicycle commute to work, the bike lane is…
The painted white line on the side of the road that cars, trucks and especially the buses ignore lane.
The manhole cover lane.
The rain gutter lane.
The never repaired pothole lane.
The large metal truck part lane.
The delaminating asphalt lane.
The funny narrow paint between two full sized motor vehicle lanes, yes between them, lane.
The broken glass lane.
The pile of litter lane.
The gravel pile for up-coming construction lane.
The hubcap lane.
The broken shipping pallet lane.
The stopped USPS truck, FedEx truck, UPS truck, Prime truck lane.
The kiss and drop lane.
The jogger and jogger going the wrong way lane.
The abandoned app based rental scooter or electric bike, usually flat on the pavement, lane.
The car pulled over to text lane.
The construction sign lane.
The closed for building construction lane.
