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I know that cycle-activist ideologues hate segregation, and cleave to the proposition that we must seize the main roads. But despite rises, cycle use in London – about 2-3 per cent of journeys – remains very low. Having cycled in many northern European cities which enjoy cycling rates in the 20s and 30s of percent, I am sure that the key difference from us is the vastly greater number of segregated bike lanes.
quoted from Gilligan. This has been my experience too, even in -10c you often see grandma riding to the shops. But I don't see how a decent network of segregated cycle lanes could be implemented in London as the street are far more narrow.