The following is totally uneducated brain squirrel stuff (but you asked for views):
Motorised vehicles cause the most death and injury on our roads.
But in some ways it seems like people (pedestrians) are very vulnerable to injury from cyclists - like I feel if I were to hit a person standing/walking, I'm hitting them high in the body or at head height and they go over in a way that's likely to lead to severe head injury. A car, even though it has so much more weight/momentum, I kind of imagine people go over the bonnet instead leading to leg and spine injuries.
Combine with the stealth factor - people less likely to see/hear cyclists approaching. Combine with feeling less at risk - people take more risks with cyclists/bikes than cars/big things.
Training cyclists would become more like training HGV drivers now - to make them aware of the more vulnerable road/space user, and take more responsibility for them. Less about how to avoid injury to themselves, more about avoiding injury to others.
Very good brain squirreling. In fact sharing space off road with others is an optional training outcome ( 1.13). With London's infrastructure revolution this should be compulsory
The following is totally uneducated brain squirrel stuff (but you asked for views):
Motorised vehicles cause the most death and injury on our roads.
But in some ways it seems like people (pedestrians) are very vulnerable to injury from cyclists - like I feel if I were to hit a person standing/walking, I'm hitting them high in the body or at head height and they go over in a way that's likely to lead to severe head injury. A car, even though it has so much more weight/momentum, I kind of imagine people go over the bonnet instead leading to leg and spine injuries.
Combine with the stealth factor - people less likely to see/hear cyclists approaching. Combine with feeling less at risk - people take more risks with cyclists/bikes than cars/big things.
Training cyclists would become more like training HGV drivers now - to make them aware of the more vulnerable road/space user, and take more responsibility for them. Less about how to avoid injury to themselves, more about avoiding injury to others.