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I was considering this the other day, what with the recent spate of deaths...one idea in my mind was that cycle shops give for instance a booklet on staying safe on the roads to people buying a bike for the first time or who are coming back into the game after years and years out, or just all bike buyers...it might get ignored, but it might get read...
on the subject of cycle paths, that could help, but they have to be done properly, not some half assed effort with a crap design...the classic bad example for me is the Bloomsbury one - that thing creates more accidents than it helps to prevent imo...I never use it, as is my right, but then you get taxi drivers and other road users getting angry at you for taking up space when there is a cycle lane...
Also, heavier sentences for those found guilty of dangerous driving, and a greater willingness on the part of police to follow up cycling related incidents on the road
...just a few thoughts anyway
...just read wvm's post, and yeah, good points - some cyclists don't help themselves, me too on occasion no doubt