I have very much enjoyed reading this thread. There have been some very insightful links and responses.

I’d like to particularly thank hillsideresident for raising this originally last week. Ever since then my awareness as a pedestrian and a cyclist has raised another notch.

Post #46 from nork1 raised some excellent examples. I laughed and winced reading nork1’s Frankfurt experience where the Frankfurters started yelling as they viewed nork1’s light-footed pedestrian frolic crossing the road as setting a bad example to kids. I do like their thinking this way. Frankfurt, based on this, sounds wonderful. nork1, I’m sorry to hear the Germans were getting shouty with you but all for the best, I hope.

IWereAbsolutelyFuming, I tip my cycling helmet towards your experience and thoughtful analysis. I’m still waiting eagerly to read hillsideresident’s response on the nitty gritty of their proposed licensing. I’m still confused about licensing the cyclist as you raised in post #70. I don’t think hillsideresident has clarified that aspect. Identifying the cyclist is a bit of a bump on the road for hillsideresident’s licensing proposal, as far as I can see.