Just back from riding in Zeeland (Netherland), the bike paths there take precedence over car roads. The bike paths (often two lane with a white line down the middle) have their own traffic lights, roundabouts and road signs and everyone (even the Queen) rides except the disabled who get to take their wheel chairs on the bike paths. Bikes are allowed to ride the wrong way up one way streets and when a car and a bike hit the law assumes it was the car drivers fault.

Now that is what I call bike culture.