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@Darkerside
^^^ Disagree (and I'm wary of heading down the xkcd cartoon route here).
Cycling at certain places in Glasgow (and presumably London) is dangerous, as the road design/traffic flow is inherently hostile to something slow moving and squishy. Fully agree that if every driver was perfect, this wouldn't be an issue. I don't believe they are, and I don't believe they ever will be. I'm not.
Again, agree with you that more people cycling gives safety in numbers, increases awareness, etc, etc. Currently, unless you're prepared/able to travel at around traffic speed, assertively and be sufficiently savvy to anticipate and expect errors from other road users, I would say parts of our city road network are best avoided. If someone's campaigning to change that, they deserve all the help they can get. Whether that's through cycle training, driver training, political lobbying or plastering stuff over the front pages, it all contributes towards getting more people safely travelling by bike.