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Just an observation, and in no way expressing support for or against segregation, but there isn't currently any mechanism or mandate to educate existing drivers. If you begin now on educating new drivers then it'll be 30-40 years before they achieve a behavioural critical mass that affects the whole of the driving populace. Just waiting for bad drivers to die off isn't a good policy. What are you proposing for the education of existing drivers that is better than that?
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Start with TV/Radio, like the THINK adverts for motorcyclists and larger vehicles.
Simple things, a 20 second advert showing how to overtake using the correct distance and a reminder of what kind of penalty a driver is likely to receive if they are charged for dangerous driving.
Another example for cyclists, clearly showing the dangers of undertaking large vehicles.
I watch a lot of TV and I've seen nothing like this, there's plenty of THINK! Motorbike advertising on TV and Radio, we need to do the same for cycling.
The higher level of awareness and normalisation the public have about cycling as a key mode of transport on our roads the more it will be taken seriously.
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Lack of education and stricter laws for drivers and cyclists is not an excuse for segregation, if money was spent on integrating and educating road users we wouldn't be having this conversation and cycling wouldn't be seen as such a negative mode of transport.
If money was put in the right place more people would be taking cycling up and it would be brilliant. Unfortunately because most of us are just going about our business day to day, integrating and being a part of traffic we don't have a voice, we are not complaining.
The people that are being heard are the people that are using poor education as an excuse for segregation, lining developers pockets who clearly don't actually give a shit about cyclists when you see the end result of these "improvements".
Now we're having this conversation on the internet about infrastructure that is meant to promote cycling and instead we are all talking about how dangerous it is.
What a misguided waste of time and money.