Its not insane; on the contrary, it is clever. The risk of physical damage is higher with a cyclist, than a car. The law tries to balancethat risk/reward out, a

Its not insane; on the contrary, it is clever. The risk of physical damage is higher with a cyclist, than a car. The law tries to balancethat risk/reward out, and it leads to car drivers driving more safe because now the risks are higher. Furthermore, a lot more cyclists fit in a city than cars, and they are more likely local population who also take care of local Co2 reduction. Although tourists are welcome to cycle as well.