'Cause it's the cyclists that need educating...

63 - Cycle Lanes.... **** Use of cycle lanes is not compulsory and will depend on your experience and skills****,

Your experience will teach you that using bike lanes takes no less skills.

but they can make your journey safer.
WTF, isn't this the Highway Code, not an accident study? Traffic engineering analysis + accident statistics don't support the claim. Wasn't this changed to "but cyclists may feel safer..." a few years back? That may sound like a threat, but at least it doesn't make unsubstantiated allegations of the real world.