Really Albuquerque?

I've seen these randomly around the city, but I've never been on my bike at an intersection with one until they put one up at Constitution and San Mateo (on my commute home from work).

It's a "Push Button to Cross" thingy. You push the button on these and the little white picture of a walking person appears on the sign across the street indicating that it is safe to cross on foot. In most places they are totally pointless seeing as a pedestrian can just walk when the light is green, because all these buttons do is change the walk light when the traffic light changes; most of them don't actually change the light any sooner.

Now, in regards to the city installing these on the right side of the lane (and in some places on the right side of the right turn lane). I'm guessing they put them there for cyclists to push and then cross the street. But bikes are vehicles. So why would they cross when the picture of the walking person is lit up? They wouldn't! They cross when the light is green, just like any other vehicle (City code 8-3-3-4-B). Now, some intersections have magnets under the road (or some other device) that detect when cars are there and change lath light that would otherwise stay red, but every intersection that these buttons are at do not have such devises; they are all timed. Their entire existence is totally pointless. But, it gets worse! The location of them is incredibly dangerous. To get to a position to push this button a cyclist must be all the way to the right. And at an intersection that is not a very safe place to be. There is even a city ordinance against bicyclists staying to the right. 8-3-3-7-A states that  "...bicyclist shall endeavor to maintain the [bicycle] lane except: at intersections..." And every bike safety related information I've ever seen says that cyclists should always stop at intersections on the left one third of the right (not turn) lane. This makes bikers more visible (drivers never look right behind them) as well as prevents cars from turning right around a bike that may begin to go if the light changes.

I know that it is rarely a crime to kill a cyclist in this city, but now the city is installing devices to endanger the lives of cyclists! Come on Albuquerque, this is ridiculous.