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@NurseHolliday
This isn't a criticism of you personally but do you live your life expecting everyone else to abide by the rules? Or do you have some sort of common sense that dictates that there are law breakers?
People need to stop thinking that there is some sort of Utopian Dreamworld to be made out of London. This place is unique. The demand for cheap accommodation is ridiculous, as long as there is a demand, construction will continue and this means construction traffic. You can fight against it all you want but how does that help in the short term?
Cyclists need to be educated. FAST! Shops should be giving out a cyclists highway code written by real London cyclists not by some pompous idiots who write the car's highway code. It should be given with EVERY new bike, to EVERYONE who pops into a shop. Hell posted to every person in Greater London.
LCC, stand on the side of the road, educate people! People say, "I see riders who have no idea of how to cycle undertaking lorries and buses and I just want to shout at them." SO shout at them. Let them know if they're idiots.
The more we fight against other road users the bigger the backlash will be! Why not educate ourselves?