Cycle campaigning

My concern is that by focussing heavily on cyclist responsibility suggests that we need to be perfect when we cycle, that we must go a certain speed or even have a license or take a test before we are allowed on the road. Surely that would be far more alienating to people who wish to cycle but are worried that it is too dangerous?

I think Stonehendge's point is not that cyclists need to be perfect, but that raising standards needs to be part of the picture. The public's perception, from what makes the press, is that cyclists are always saying "this needs to change to accommodate us" and not saying "and this is what we need to change about ourselves as well."

It needs to be both, and I personally don't recall seeing any of the second message last year.