Dear Boris, Enough is enough!

[quote=The Seldom Killer;787771]Equal footing be ok in a world where us cyclists were as heavy as and as fast as motorised traffic. A 35 ton truck is not the same as a 12kg bicycle. I firmly believe that the most vulnerable road users need to be protected via a range of measures from the dangers that the least vulnerable and heaviest road users present. I don't see how you can have equal footing and then favour the bicycle.

I disagree, I don't think that you have to be the same weight and speed as another vehicle to be equal on the road.

Examples already exist that have us on an equal footing with other vehicles that favour bicycles. One of which is the design of near 90 degree corners on intersections. Without a sweeping curve, motorised vehicles can't take the corner at a high speed, on the other hand a bicycle can come out wide to take the corner without losing much of their initial momentum. We both have the same rules in what we are expected to do at that corner but the bicycle is favoured because of it's enhanced manouverability.

An example of rules that favour the bicycle are things like width restrictions on residential roads. They eliminate heavy commercial traffic, automatically creating a more conduicive cycling environment.

Individual rules and measures may not appear, on face value, to afford great favour to cyclists but as part of a holistic approach you get a transport model that does without preventing necessary motor travel.