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A good idea, I think. Junctions are used more efficiently, so that every road user gets to their destination more quickly. Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are all "equal" and must all negotiate with each other. No more sitting at red lights completely unnecessarily when nothing's coming the other way or all the pedestrians have crossed. No more excuses for cyclists to go through red lights. No more using traffic lights to slow the progress of motorists. No-one has unjustitied priority over anyone else. Safer and more pleasant for all road users who wish to coexist peacefully with other road users.

Yet another thing, then, which the car-haters are likely to oppose, despite the fact that it makes things easier and safer for cyclists. Just another thing, like motorcycles in bus lanes and more efficiently phased traffic lights and Boris (a cyclist) being elected over the motorist-hating Livingstone, where the car-haters show their true colours with their opposition. Whenever there's a measure which makes things better for cyclists, but also makes things better for motorists, we see who is really pro-cyclist (those who support such measures) and who is just a car-hater pretending to be pro-cyclist for PR purposes (those who oppose such measures).

One day, the "closet" car-haters (who have always been a bit slow on the uptake) will realise that the number of people who actually believe their "I'm pro-cyclist, not anti-car" claptrap is a big fat zero, and will start being honest about what they think. Although admittedly being honest about being a thoroughly spiteful individual who is just out to make things unpleasant for the majority of the population is not a particularly attractive prospect. So maybe they should just stop spitefully campaigning against motorists and do something worthwhile which will actually help society instead. It's never too late to make amends.