I'm all for cycle lanes,lucky for us we have a great cycle route close by and often used to use it..Although I do refuse to cycle on the road to get to it ,yes I cycle on the pavement and I do not care ,if and if I come across someone I will leave the path and pass then it's back on again.. You may say a lot of things ,but like the posts before I refuse to become a statistic..
When I pass a cyclist I do pass wide and slow ,nothing wrong with slowing down for them ..Also agree horse riders can't carry a bucket and spade ,oh I pass them the same as cyclists