Originally Posted by LittleBigMan
What do you say? Is it possible to have both sytems together, or in the long run, will it tend towards having one pure system, either road based or bike facility based? Please support your views with some instructional examples, if possible.
Is it possible? Of course it is, that's the system that exists today. There is little to no evidence of any significant trend to implement any "pure system" as the OP suggests.
There is a lot lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth over a few local restrictions that seem to upset a few Internet chatterers who live thousands of miles away far more than any real life cyclists in the affected area. Dwindling numbers of unenforced Side Path Laws, especially in the absence of sidepaths or any plans to build them really is not much of a trend to be concerned about.