There are some daft designs, but most people will get used to them given time. There are places in central London (near St Thomas's hospital and near Westminster Bridge, where they are done a bit better. I used to commute through them all the time and rarely had a problem, obviously I slowed to a sensible speed but that's just me (despite wearing lycra which some here tars me with a big nasty brush).As for policing, the Police are generally moving in the direction and spending more time targeting those that are the cause of the most problems and, sadly for some people on here, that's not cyclists.https://twitter.com/allpartycycling/status/1295378610497425409(Note that allpartycycling is the UK Government's All Party Parliamentary Group For Cycling And Walking.)"The approach follows a cold assessment of accident statistics, and provides pointers to likely changes across the country as a review of the Highway Code establishes the principle that road-users who pose more risk should take more responsibility.Detective Superintendent Andy Cox, who heads Vision Zero, a programme to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on London's transport system by 2041, said "I've been really, really super-clear to our staff that our priority is to target the most risky issues and people. And that is about protecting the cyclist, not targeting the cyclist....Asked if police were going easier on cyclists, he said: "I have told the team, 'Your job is to target the highest risk.' My job has been to put resources onto the most risky roads, the most risky issues and, you know, way above the rest is speeding.""You may think that cyclists are your biggest danger but they aren't. In a bad year a cyclist kills one pedestrian, maybe two, in total.In a good year motor vehicles only kill 40 pedestrians on pavements alone and just under 2000 people in total.The number of serious and minor injuries are in similar proportions too.I don't doubt that there are some idiots who ride bikes. I see them all the time myself. Idiots use all forms of transport. But you are considerably more likely to be hit/injured/killed by an idiot in a motor vehicle than an idiot on a bike (or a scooter on a pavement) - it may just not feel that way.
John Kettlekey ● 2049d