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@Darkerside
Some of the above comments feel a little gift horse/mouth. Regardless of whether your agree with all of the details, front page headlines on a proper newspaper highlighting things that can be done to help cyclists in cities is a good thing.
I agree that confident, assertive cycling mitigates the need for most of these, and that's when the 'drivers not driving like a plank' becomes the key issue on your agenda. However, you won't get the general public out of cars and onto bikes until dedicated infrastructure is their to make them feel safe in the initial wobbly months. And if the only way to fund such dedicated infrastructure is by getting company logos plastered over it then fine - I'd rather have something decent there and with RBS branding, than nothing at all because of the idealogical stance that it should be state money not private.
Gee, this is a high soapbox I've found myself on...