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In TfL's defence. They are in process of finalising the new London Cycle Design Standards. On the training course to introduce them to highway engineers and transport planners Professor John Parkin opened by stating that in any design engineers must remember that 'A bicycle is a vehicle capable of speed', a factor that should ensure that fast riders are catered for. I do see an issue with driver attitude (as usual) and whatever they design on the ground there must also be much better education for drivers.
Things like this are a good start: