Life cycles.

There's been 5 cyclists killed in London in the last 9 days.  That's terrible news, and as more rural cyclist, I can't even imagine how it happens.  I bike to and from work at least once a day, 40 miles each way and almost never have anything like a 'close shave'.  I've cycled over 4400 miles this year so far, and none of that has seemed to be unsafe.  In fact, I don't think I've had a close shave for years, so the only causal factor I can think of is the sheer volume of traffic.  Pity the politicians who have to do something about it, but I can't see any other way except separation of car and cycle as much as possible, and given the amount of available land, that could only be achieved by divvying up the existing tarmac space - not something that will go down well with Londoners.