• I'm interested by these points and have been wondering about this for a little while now myself. Why is it so important to 'identify' cyclists (or any other road user for that matter.)

    One example that comes to mind: I was driving at night on a dual carriageway with 2 lanes on either side, up way ahead was a single flashing red light on the left, and the cars ahead of me were changing from the left lane to the right. Because the single flashing red light said "probably cyclist" to me I knew why we were all changing lanes. This seemed like win. I'm not saying I would have clattered into him had his light not been flashing, but surely more information about what's happening ahead is a good thing.

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