Wider lanes are honestly safer overall, you just notice the close calls more now because there's a buffer doing its job. A mirror buzz at a light beats getting doored at 15 mph any day, and studies back that up for real. The city can't fix every jerk driver, but they did make the lane itself less of a death trap.

I watched a video where a guy tested a track saw against a table saw on plywood and the track saw won on tearout every single time. He used a cheap one too, not even a fancy brand. My brother in law does cabinet work and he told me once you go track saw on sheet goods you never go back. He keeps his table saw for ripping solid lumber but breaks down all his plywood on the floor with the track. I finally tried one at a shop class last month and man, the cuts were so clean I could not believe it. My circular saw with a clamp guide is getting sold this spring.