Living in Melbourne, Australia, the real risk of catastrophic injury keeps me from cycling. The chance of being "doored" is very real, and the likelyhood of get

Living in Melbourne, Australia, the real risk of catastrophic injury keeps me from cycling. The chance of being "doored" is very real, and the likelyhood of getting hit by a moving car is also very real. Most of my colleagues that cycle have been involved in these accidents. The city has bike lanes, which suddenly disappear, or require crossing moving traffic, just to go straight ahead, because the bike lane has now moved one car lane to the right. Along with a lack of training of drivers with regards to sharing the road with bikes, I wouldn't ever recommend that someone cycles in this city, even though many do. It would need the concerted effort from the entire population, similar to the Dutch population in the 70's or whenever they changed their bike road rules. See: https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/cyclist-safety/car-doors-and-bike-riders https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/cyclis... It mentions 771 "doorings" over a 5 year period. The number is probably much higher, since many wouldn't get reported.