[u801e]

> I assume you’re going to continue finding way to blame cyclists for road issues

Where have I blamed cyclists for road issues?

> rather than consider that the issue is more complex than cyclists = bad?

> that just means US road planners don’t know how to build safe cycle tracks, and US drivers aren’t very good.

>

> Thankfully I live in a more civilised country.

It seems that you have simplified the issue into government/countries and motorists = bad and that they're uncivilized. You appear to be blaming everyone else for road issues besides cyclists.

[avianlyric]

> It seems that you have simplified the issue into government/countries and motorists = bad and that they're uncivilized.

Hardly. More like US government and drivers = bad. Specifically around the subject of vulnerable road users and sustainable transport. An opinion backed by person experience, and plenty of statistics.

[u801e]

It's a lot easier to change the way one rides than it is to change society to match the norm in another country. I ride in traffic using the full lane and have been doing so for close to 20 years, riding several thousand miles per year. If I waited for infrastructure, driver education changes, law changes, etc, then I would still be waiting 2 decades later.