Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles. That is the guiding principle that cyclists should recognize and government should obey. But government does its best to prevent cyclists from recognizing this principle. Motorists fear that competent cyclists would delay them.
Cycling advocacy is for cyclists.
Bicycle advocacy is not cycling advocacy. Bikeways neither make cycling much safer nor reduce the skill required. They probably do the reverse. Government knows that bikeways don't make cycling safer, but it uses the public superstition that they do. The government's bicycle program is designed by superstition for the convenience of motorists.