trouble is with this whole debate is the "accountability" issue......40 years ago most people were quite sensible on the roads , today they are not , cars are faster bikes are faster and there are far more of both about , everything has "improved" ( questionable) better cars, bikes and roads ...
no, no it isn't.....i the city that i live in there are cycle lanes everywhere , the majority of cyclists aren't going anywhere apart from their regular thrice weekly 70km bicycle ride ( double that at weekends) once they get in a group of 20 or more the cycle paths are no longer deemed...
groups of 150 cyclists blocking both lanes of dual carriage ways piss me off , large groups of cyclists blocking roads when there are cycle lanes in place for them piss me off , cyclists who think red lights don't apply to them piss me off , at the end of the day they are using a public facility...