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DaveH,
You said "15+ years ago when there wasn't really a problem with RLJing".
You didn't say "15+ years ago when there were fewer cyclists in London".
Unfortunately I don't believe that the latter entails the former, hence the need for citation.
Obviously if the proportion of RLJers has remained constant then there would have been fewer RLJers 15 years ago.
However, that DOESN'T mean that drivers didn't still have RLJing as their number 1 gripe about cyclists.
So what is your EVIDENCE that RLJing wasn't a problem 15 years ago?
(A quick google analytics chart on "red light jumping" won't suffice!)
I still believe that if tomorrow EVERY SINGLE cyclist stopped RLJing then we would see far more goodwill toward us from the cagers.
They wouldn't have daily evidence that we believe we are "above the law" (obviously we don't speed - much - and cycling on the pavement is de minimus AFAIK). So the driving fraternity would have to say to themselves, "gosh, those cyclists are actually a law-abiding bunch, I better treat them well" (as they do for other vulnerable road users such as pedestrians - they don't swerve into pedestrians to teach them a lesson for example).