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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
That takes planning, expertise, money and time. 

They can get most of the same political points with a bucket of paint and a person-on-bike stencil. 

I hope you are right and cycling advocates raise their standards and demand protected or dedicated pathways.
gpt
In the UK there has been a massive shift in the last 2-3 years in the standards for what we call bike lanes. The government put out some actually really great standards for bike lanes in around 2019-20 ish or so. Talking all about how bike lanes should be physically separated from other traffic, safe so they're accessible for all ages, and direct so you don't have to go around the world for a safe bike lane.

It's all super promising. My city is working on rolling out loads of lanes that meet these new standards over 2020-30. Really excited to see them open.

I've had a real about-turn on cycling, spurred on in large by a YouTube channel called NotJustBikes, which I would recommend to anyone who wants to understand the whole urbanist thing without all the fringe crazies. 

I used to think cycling was just for doing 40+ miles on the weekend, and that's what I did for many years, but I would have never cycled to the office or to the store. Sold everything, bought a Brompton (folding bicycle), and I'm riding it everywhere. Doing way more miles per week than before and they're all "free" since the journies aren't noticably longer than by car, and I don't have to do any actual cardio anymore, since it's just built into my life.

Feel great. Lost 30 lbs. Look great. Love my bike.