And no, not just because of the accordion, harmonica and drum playing guy dressed up in a bunny suit in the Haight that W and I hung out and sang with:
No, the immediate reason is that even the SFPD, which is as backwards as any other major police department much of the time, encourages cyclists to take the lane. [Found via a fun new blog, recommended by -A, which he sent on for a current event story where an SFPD officer told a cyclist "Shut your fucking mouth bitch or I'll knock you off your bike."] Here is another telling of the story, albeit slightly edited for the SFPD's vulgarity, from Streesblog San Francisco.
Okay, so San Francisco clearly isn't perfect. But damn, the people and beer are great. And who doesn't want to take the lane?
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