From the cab - a HGV drivers view

Any compulsory licensing or tests is likely to lead to a decrease in take-up of cycling. Agreed that training, especially for adults who have never cycled, is desirable but if the desired effect is to increase numbers of cyclists, then I have to agree with Weslito.

The city has only so much space for all the road users, increasing any one number must be accompanied by a decrease in another.