My neck of the woods is...pretty mixed.
Highway 70, 24 and the connecting roads claim to have Bike Lanes...but they don't. The sides of the road extend anywhere from 15" all the way down to, say, 5"...and yet NC DOT insists that most of those roads 'have Bike Lanes'-even though NC State Law demands a minimum of 18" and proper markings.
When I pointed out this discrepancy to DOT, the response was pretty much 'SSSSSsssssshhhhhhh!!!!'
Needless to say I was not impressed with that 'logic' but it does explain why Law Enforcement hasn't been giving out any tickets to cyclists/moped users, doesn't it?
It would only take one Court Case...
Now certain parts of Morehead have very wide sidewalks/Multi-use paths and cyclists are encouraged to use those rather than the road (whereas Moped/scooter users still must use the road) This seems to be a local ordinance as nearby Beaufort has equally nice sidewalks but insists cyclists use the roads...
Once you get across the bridge to Emerald Isle/Indian Isle? Extra-wide margins on the roads (20"-24" though still not marked) and large MUPs for foot and cycle traffic. You might need to use your car to transport your bike across the bridge, but then you can ride nearly everywhere. And since many of the (wealthy) residents go everywhere on Street-legal Golf Carts, a lot of Island Courtesy is baked in for the lower-speed crowds.
Now having dissed Hwy 24 and 70 etc I will say that for the nearly two weeks I had to rely on Easy Rider while my truck was in the shop, I experienced no terribly close calls or excessive rudeness as I commuted to the Post Office, Grocery Stores etc.-but then again, the Sun Trike recumbent is more visible than most two-wheelers (particularly with the bobbing orange flag and blinking lights) and that most likely helped a LOT. Both major highways have at least one or more accidents daily-and while 90% of those involve car on car...let's just say we have a Ghost Bike or two down both roads and leave it at that.
In effect-the local policies here are an incredibly inconsistent row of dominoes waiting for a push. It is highly doubtful that any of the major roads will be widened for Cycle paths no matter how badly DOT gets its nose rubbed in the actual Laws however-because then NC will have to pull out the Eminent Domain stick against hundreds of wealthy land owners...sigh.
In short-cycling infrastructure varies from local township to local township-and the Yearly Bicycle Rides? Always on the Island...
Better than nothing I guess.