I agree education is important, maybe the most important, but I also think we need a stick to get cyclist to ride safely--me too I am far from perfect! I imagine we could simply license cyclists as part of a City of Portland bicycle training course and give each rider license plate stickers to put on their bike and helmet(?). The sticker would identify offending cyclists or even track their stolen bike. I don't think we would need any special police or judicial overhead because I think licenses and education will encourage us to ride safer. I have to think registering cyclists would be much cheaper and far less bureaucratic than licensing a motor vehicle, and in my mind, it is a small price to pay. Thanks beforehand for a reply.