Cycle campaigning

^^^ What about the stress for an on-road cyclist that is generated by ignorant drivers expecting us to be confined to a separate segregated lane, giving them a legitimate (albeit false) stick to beat cyclists with?

The problem, which I'm amazed isn't picked up more often, is nothing to do with infrastructure, or cyclists of any stripe - it is with bad/lazy/ignorant drivers who put peoples live at risk; and are tacitly accepted by society. I would much prefer campaigning to focus on changing this perception, but I doubt it will ever happen

that stress for an on-road cyclist might be better dealt with by a big campaign telling drivers that cyclists have a right to the road (and the lane..), not by refusing to provide routes that feel safe for those who feel they need them. (it's not like drivers act as though we have a right to the road as it is..) and of course by making bike lanes that are better and faster than the road...

there will always be some bad/lazy/ignorant drivers. and the problem will always be that on a bike people feel much more vulnerable among them than in a car..