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@jemjah
i can film and edit (used to work in tv) and would really love to help. think it's a great idea.
i also think that at a grass roots level, now that drivers do a written exam to get their licence, that maybe there should be a section on cycling. i think so much of the problem is that many drivers feel that cyclists don't have a right to be on the road (my friends included!) and part of it is because they are scared of hitting them, so get angry instead. perhaps if drivers were made more aware and had more respect for cyclists before they even passs their test it might help.
and yes, cyclists should also do awareness courses. it works both ways. as a passenger in london the other day, it was scary when cyclists seem to appear from all angles! i know i am super sensitive, but all the cyclists in rush hour nipping through cars and lorries scared me. too much metal!
then a cyclist in front of us was cycling with no hands, shopping bag hangling off the handle bars. we commented on how silly that was, then he got out his phone and read a text message while goinging along. my friend who was driving hung back (knowing i am a nervous passenger around cyclists!). he went to put the phone back in his back pocket, over balanced and swerved into the missle of the road in front of the car. he tried to right himseld, but the shopping bag overbalanced him and he came down hard in the middle of the road. he was so lucky we were hanging back, otherwise the car would have gone straight over him. as it was, he got away with a nasty bang to the elbow and a bruised ego. but cyclists like that really don't help the cause!