My view is to separate bike and motorised traffic wherever possible. I have ridden bikes in Holland and where it is a big part of the culture there are few problems, but they also have a network of bike paths that are bike only.
I rode 40km a day during my uni days in Canada and never had any problems co-existing with vehicle traffic, but times have changed. The resentment felt by folks stuck in traffic has a lot to do with the problems.
These days I no longer live in a city, so I get to ride without anxiety, other that the damn bagpipes swooping me.
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