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But did Copenhagen and/or Amsterdam ever have the same attitudes towards car use as London?
I can't see that critical mass is going to work unless the jump can be sudden. At the moment, we are so far off the point in which road use tips towards cyclists that more cyclists will just equal more fatalities.
Ghost bikes seem like a good way to improve the way in which cyclists are treated on the road (in terms of being given space, not being cut up, etc). I think that cyclists will - in general - be more put off by being badly cut up by drivers (which happens to me almost everytime I get on my bike) than they would be by a few ghost bikes at busy junctions.