Does Laura Trott speak for us?

Whilst I missed her exact comments, the gist of what I have read in the media was that "Bad cyclists" give other cyclists a bad name, sadly this has been portrayed in the form of generalisations. I belive cyclists under 18 should be under "compulsion" to wear a safty helmet, also that every one under 18 should take a cycling proficiency test.....and that the roads should be made safer. I also believe that we should al treat ourselves like responsible adults. Sweeping generalisations often smack of ill-informed-ness (possibly not a real word) ifeveryone over the concenting age used responsible and common sense behaviour we would all benefit. Some people make mistakes or are miss quoted, I'm pretty sure Miss Trott is dedicated to cycling and all the great benefits it offers. Speaking from personal experience, as a cyclist, frame builder & human with eyes who sees things, I have seen some cyclists jump red lights, I have had friends claim it to be safer, I have had courier friends say "they have to to get there $$$". I also freequently see drivers talking on mobiles, cutting up cyclists and making stupid decisions. Bottom line, the first thing that has to change is attitudes, once that changes then all the other wonderful and smart ideas to make the roads work for everyone can fall into place. Everyone is fallible.