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@jersey
this is the biggest thing. I truly think that people need to go riding with a "coach" for a couple of weeks before going out on their own in metropolitan areas. I do this with all of my friends that i get on bikes. I'm watching how the ride, and pointing out dangerous things they are doing. It really allows them to quckly learn how to ride in traffic competently. A lot of what it takes to ride in traffic seems completely counterintuitive at first.
the other thing is that there need to be legitimate cycling routes where cars are very limited, cyclists have right of way, go signals, etc. I'm talking whole streets need to be blocked off. Not just bike lanes. Would be good for the community, anyway.
this gets a little sappy, but still it's kind of a good representation of a dream i often have.
http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/transportation-ethics/