How to make the roads safer?

there are people out there (way more in London) pushing training for free, Im sorry not to be able to post linksbut its the remit of many Councils to do it, probably just take some searching.

As to lfgss training, as I said earlier there will be enough readers here that could easily do it but theres no incentive/need as a forum to organise it.

The problem is:

a) Council training is un-cool.
b) Council training (AFAIK - feel free to correct me) is targetted at newbie riders with the aim of making them safe on the roads.

cf. The Driving Test and Advanced Driver Training. When you pass your driving test, they basically teach you the mechanics and techniques of driving, and that's about it. Advanced driver training is way different - it's far more about the psychology of driving, rather than the mechanics (it's assumed you're a competent driver already - it's certainly not targetted at people, say, who have just passed the test, like Pass Plus).

And so with cycling, there are lots of people out here who wouldn't dream of taking a council course because, "I can already ride a bike across London", and coolness reasons, yet who would almost certainly benefit from training in more advanced skills (e.g. hazard perception, road positioning, correct use or otherwise of cycle lanes, etc.). The CTC, bless them, also do a lot for road safety but, again, have a (partly justfiably!) "beardy" image.

There's a real gap for a switched-on network of mentors.