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Yes, very willing to do a protest.
Yes, very happy to assist with leafleting passing cyclists about free cycling training in my area. (Actually, I don't know what is available in SE London to be honest and I know I should do some - if only to make sure I know what I do is right.)
Think we could consider leafleting motorists in the ASL with why it matters that they keep it clear. Polite notices to describe its use for cyclists and why many cyclists feel it necessary to RLJ for their own protection.
Not sure about painting kerbs or railings though. Good idea. Just that London is so crowded and busy and ther are so many signs, I just don't think motorists would take it in. The accident blackspots are often because there is too much going on for motorists anyway, so mistakes are made. Adding another thing to that isn't going to help the already overloaded.
I've taken to tapping on the window of cars which are in the ASL and politely saying "Stop line for cars is back there. This is here to make sure I know I am seen by left-turning motorists. It isn't safe to set off from the left of cars at lights, which is why that box was put there. The Met Police are planning a big campaign of fining RLJ cyclists and cars and motorbikes using this box - just to warn you." If every ASL-encroaching motorist at every set of lights had someone tap on their window, the problem would all but cease in a matter of weeks. It'd just be too annoying not to stop.
Likewise, if you see someone on the inside of a heavy vehicle at a junction (and they manage to not get squish) then FFS stop them at the next lights and explain what they have just done...
It doesn't all have to be D-lock justice. We can affect change if we choose to, both in small ways and in larger ones...