According to a recent Department of Transportation post, special "bicycle only" lanes do NOT make anybody any safer. The Department of Transportation, (DOT), isn't calling for them to be removed but they are sort of pulling the plug on the funding that maintains them. Why DOT Removed Bike LanesThey took them off their official list of things they feel make roads safer. - NPREl Paso has dome a lot to accommodate cyclists and I really doubt we'll let our bike lanes fade away. Stuff I've Found In The Bike Lanes The things we have to deal with while riding in Grand Rapids great bike lanes Gallery Credit: jojogirard