Mr T - Unfortunately, I think idiots will remain idiots, whatever the rules are.
I've just come back from the shops and could fill this thread with mulitple examples of poor driving from just a couple of hours on the road today!
Overall, I'd just prefer the (general) debate to start with an acknowledgement that too many vulnerable road users are getting killed through no fault of their own.
As the exceptions will always be the exceptions.
For me, there will be zero change in the way I ride my push bike around London, as I've always ridden defensively, utilising my experience from riding motorbikes and driving cars. Hell, I even stop at red lights!
Take care, Paul.