> I can appreciate the ideal of safe cycling on a road shared with cars, but it's not a reality. It depends on where you bike. In some countries, pedestrians a

> I can appreciate the ideal of safe cycling on a road shared with cars, but it's not a reality. It depends on where you bike. In some countries, pedestrians and cyclist are more considered. I cycled for ~200 km on a regular road around Geneva's lake some years ago, and I never felt endangered, as cars gave me plenty of space. In Norway, cars often slow down or stop if they think a pedestrian walking along the sidewalk could cross the road: sometimes I felt obliged to cross even if I didn't want to, just because the driver stopped.