Conflict issues on London's bike lanes

When I rode to work in downtown Vancouver the most dedicated bike commuters in my office were all over 40. I think we realized that our parenting duties and mostly sedentary jobs were not doing our bodies any favours. While some colleagues chose gym memberships, others bought a bike and turned the daily commute into exercise. Judging by the people I met in the bike room and showers I’d say my office was fairly typical for that building.
Out in the bike lanes the mix was different. There were more young people, street clothes and bare heads. Sure there were a few crazies, but the vast majority were simply trying to get from point A to point B in relative comfort and safety.
Almost all the aggressive and inattentive people I saw each day were behind the wheel of a motor vehicle or getting around on their own two feet. Having someone step off the curb directly in front of my bike without even looking was a near daily occurrence. Amazingly it happened more often when my front flashing light was on than when it was off. You’d think people’s peripheral vision would make that statistic impossible.