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Those stats seems pretty realistic to me. Cyclists have got to take responsibility. TFL claim that "Over the past year the number of cyclists in London has grown by 83 per cent". Well I only have to look out my window to see that for myself. The problem is that if half of these new riders are also jumping lights then the heat is going to come down on the cycling community. Claiming other road users do it so its OK ain't going to cut it. If cyclists continue to jump red lights, especially at pedestrian crossing where people are actually crossing, then the government and local councils will have a legitimate excuse to introduce a new means of revenue.
Yeah we know there are far too many drivers on the road that are a danger to other road users BUT we need to get our own house in order before we start pointing the finger.