Originally Posted by UniChris

Nope - all actually aware cyclists and traffic planners understand it's the only survivable choice when there isn't other space.

And then the state DOT or else the city put up signs and painted sharrows centered in the lane to educate everyone about that reality.

The only actual danger comes from exactly what you are doing - perpetuating the entirely false idea that the bridge is unavailable to cyclists, or that those riding it should adopt a position which gives drivers the slightest idea that they can pass without changing lanes, such that drivers are free to drive without considering the possibility of cyclists or correctly responding to their actual presence.

Here's that police department had to say about it: