Originally Posted by
randya
the fatal flaw of this approach is that it requires the buy-in of the other 95% of the road users in their motor vehicles; yet for some reason the Foresterologists eschew motorist education as non-essential to the success of vehicular cycling.
Not sure what you mean by buy-in, but vehicular cyclists all over the country report no additional change in motorist behavior/attitude is required in order for them to be treated well enough to use vehicular cycling with only infrequent incidents of harassment, which they already achieve.
And it's not just vehicular cyclists. A theme in Robert Hurst's book is all about accepting the situation as it is, and the way he recommends riding is not significantly different in terms of behavior that is more or less likely to inspire the kind of harassment vehicular cycling skeptics seem to fear.
Motorist education is of course essential for the success of vehicular cycling (so motorists know how to drive in accordance with the rules of the road, more or less),
but not more than is already available and utilized.
And neither 100% adherence to the rules of the road by motorists, nor flawless attention on the part of motorists, is required for the success of vehicular cycling either (for the same reasons these characteristics are not required for the success of defensive driving).