Things in Australia aren't great with respect to commuting by push-bike. There is mostly very poor design of cycle lanes/paths and they rarely go where you need them to go, or they just stop and your somehow expected to teleport to the next section of bike lane. This is what motivate the Critical Mass rallies at the end of each month.
It's a gathering of cyclists that hope to demonstrate that there are allot of bike riders out there. Also that bike are classified as vehicles and are meant to be on the road, so motorists should respect the presence of cyclists.
That being said though It could be much worse It could be like NY city where cycling in a Critical Mass protest can get you charged by the police ........ Literrally!
Don't get me wrong there are also allot of cyclists doing the wrong thing and using the road poorly. I would say the percentages would be about the same as those for Motorists that don't obey the rules. Really doesn't it then come down to needing better education of cyclists and an attitude change for motorists.
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