Originally Posted by
Bekologist
fantasies like chipseal has, that mixing bikes and high speed motor vehicle traffic in narrow lanes
Not a fantasy. This is a daily part of ChipSeal's car-free life. If he was just yakkin' it would be one thing. But he is out there, on rural two-lanes with 55 mph limits and no shoulders, and in urban environments too.
I think education is the answer. Here in Texas, you can get a lot of tickets dismissed by taking a 6 hour driving safety course. I think that people who take that course should spend at least an hour discussing bicycles as vehicles on the road. The beauty of this is that the people who self-identify by getting a ticket are probably the ones who most need, and can most benefit from, this training.
Take it a step further... if the infraction they are trying to get dismissed involved a bicycle, make the majority of the 6-hour course about bicycles- vehicular cycling, collision avoidance, and traffic law as it pertains to bicycles.