Cycle campaigning

Now, you see, I was wondering why everyone was cross with the Minister for Roads* for saying that he'd rather not have cyclists on the roads he controlled.

I took this as him being about to announce a huge program of cycle route building, and wondered why none of the cycling organisations failed to call his bluff on this, by going on the news and saying isn't this great, he'd rather that cyclists were able to cycle on totally separate paths, and this must mean that there will be a huge funding announcement coming soon. We are hugely looking forward to it, etc.

*may not be correct title

The moment a cycling organisation does the above they'd be opening up the argument for cyclists losing their right of way on the highways, don't you think?

Segregation could perhaps be great, minimum pre-requisites being the network is immediately as comprehensive as the existing road network, and strict liability at junctions being in place.

(^ my own views, not representing any organisation I may or may not work for, etc etc)