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Sally Hinchcliffe, an organiser of POP, said: "While we don't disagree that behaviour needs to improve between road users, simply asking us all to be nice to one another without backing it up with real changes and enforcement is a waste of taxpayers' money.
"Most drivers don't set out to harm anyone, whether they're cyclists or not. True enough, but many don't take appropriate care of what they're doing
"It's the way our roads are designed and policed that put drivers and people on bikes into conflict. Not so sure about this. Whilst road design plays a part, I was always given to understand that I should drive my vehicle appropriately to the conditions and not my view of potential police engagement. Conflict usually arises because people are selfish, impatient and ignorant and making that unacceptable behaviour could achieve a lot. Better infrastructure and useful transportation cycling routes would be nice too, of course.