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i think that cycle paths SOUND like a good idea but in practice they generally either put you in the way of pedestrians (like in many parks and commons) or they just paint the side of the road where you'd normally ride green and say its a cycle lane which is kind of self defeating, i'm a bit of a risk taker in that i learned to ride basically on roads so traffic is just something i have learned to accept but realistically theres never gonna be a point where cycling is going to be "safe" as at some point your gonna have to be on the road so in a way its better to get used to it