Originally Posted by sbhikes
The thing is, if you build facilties that draw more cyclists, at some point you will have enough cyclists that the intersection issue will take care of itself. Take a look at what happens in college towns. Motorists do learn to look out for bikes at intersections, when parking, when opening car doors etc. when cycling is at a critical mass.
There is some truth to this, of course. Unfortunately, the ability of facilities to actually increase the level of cycling is very limited. This is because the lack of facilities is rarely the primary reason the people who don't bike don't bike.