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I'm going to stick my neck out over the Daily Mail article. Apart from the shouty headline, it's fair stuff. I wouldn't want to see somebody run over by a bike or vehicle. We aren't above the law, and reckless riding can be very dangerous; dividing people by how they commute is also dangerous - we're not always right, motorists aren't always wrong. We're all responsible for our own actions.
Plus, it says later on - 'Nobody is calling for a punitive crackdown on cyclists. We want the roads not to be a battleground, but to be safe for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists alike. Surely the law should be equitable, whether the victim is a cyclist killed by a lorry or a pedestrian killed by a bike'.
Nothing wrong with that.