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On those points Phil.
Cycling is now a thing taken to an extreme of efficiency. Any old thing does not do these days, thousands of pounds are spent to get the latest thing in power to weight ratio.
A growing problem is the 'stealth-cyclist', noiselessly, semi-professionally, haring about in an ever easier effort to undercut the journey time of the car they have traded-in.
Add to this their 'need', either to be plugged-in to the phone or music player. No longer simply blind to the Highway Code, but now deaf also to the world of the pedestrian around them.
I have cycled around London, commuting to and from work, using back streets and major thoroughfares and I know that it does not pay to be timid amongst motorised traffic, but we all need to heed the old maxim;Sail before steam, and defer to the slowest road user, the pedestrian.
(Don't get me started on those who cycle through public parks...grrrr!)