Originally Posted by
SargonDragon
I agree that this is definitely part of the problem.
However, I suspect that just getting it into the drivers education and license testing wouldn't actually help all that much. By the time people are getting their drivers licenses, it's too late for that information to really be absorbed. It's hard for it to stick because it's the reverse of how they were raised to think bicycles should be ridden growing up.
In order for the general populace to really get it, they need to learn and have exposure early.
I'm suggesting that the problem at its core is that they actually do learn and have exposure early... to the wrong way! And it's hard to undo that!
Too late to be absorbed? That’s absurd
. We’re not talking about 100 year olds with failing memories
. Most people acquire their driver’s license by 18 years old, a prime age for starting college and for absorbing knowledge
. Additionally, they’d have to absorb the knowledge in order to pass the driver’s test, so your reasoning is flawed
.