Originally Posted by
closetbiker
There you go. Treat cyclists with the respect due to them (just like you would any other - you know - the golden rule)
thats' not how communities normalize cycling ,brad. There's a host of societal interventions like vast improvements in transportation infrastructure and vulnerable user laws that are necessary elements in normalizing cycling.
Simplistically asking cyclists to be treated with 'respect' an the golden rule is really an incredibly paltry assessment of what its' going to take to normalize cycling in north american cities.