I voted for licenses because:
1) It would give an actual count of the number of us.
2) It acknowledges our right to the highway while we acknowledge our duty to abide by the rules of the highway.
3) It would mean that the police would have to be more aware of the bike rules of the road.
4) It would put us on an equal footing with motorists in terms of user fees, strengthening our claim on the road.

I am fully aware that this would be just as successful in producing safe cyclists as it is in producing safe motorists. I am willing to give up the freedom of non-registration for recognition of legal status.