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There are douche bicyclists. Just like there are douche motorcyclists. And douche drivers. You can't really generalize - unless you want to because *they* annoy you.
I rarely ride my bicycle on the street anymore as drivers have become distracted and downright homicidal. Everyone is important and in a hurry. People do pass with less than 3'. And I ride way to the right. But a smart cyclist also knows that people in parked cars open their doors without looking so when you go by a parked car you have to give enough room to allow for that (if you can't see into the car - which is often the case).
As stated above, one problem with dedicated bike lanes is that they tend to accumulate crap - dirt, sticks, trash from cars, etc - and they don't get cleaned. So they end up being more dangerous than the road. But most places don't have separate (i.e. with curbing) lanes.
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