York cyclists petition for two-way cycling on one-way streets

According to most of the mongs on Yorkpress.co.uk, cyclists already do this by ignoring all laws etc., etc. 

The system has been in widespread use over here for at least 10 years, it works well (only applies to city/town centers).  Drivers adapt their speed.  The only time when it causes problems is in narrow streets when a truck or more likely a  bus approaches.  We have a system of objective liability where the driver of a motor vehicle is always held liable for damages except in cases of gross negligence (medical costs, property damages are only paid if the other party is formally at fault) incurred by a cyclist or pedestrian.

Right turn on red for cyclists exists but has to be explicitly signposted and it only allows passing the signal in the way indicated, the cyclist has no priority.

The only reason one way streets exist is to accomodate motor vehicles in close urban environment where theres no room for two vehicles to pass.

It has never made logical sense that the rule applys to cyclists as well. One way streets really disadvantage cycling and often force people onto busier roads, so lets make it a default for cycling on two way streets. 

this is one of several contraflow cycle lanes in Ipswich town centre, https://goo.gl/maps/9wv1CXhAQJt5yWn57 how a cyclist hasnt been hurt or killed riding it yet I can only assume is because no-one is that insane enough to use it.

and there have been several collisions with pedestrians stepping off pavements on the other contraflow route, I avoid them as most cyclists do in the town so what benefit do they provide ?

maybe if they were protected with a kerb to stop people treating it as extra road space and driving into them, and pedestrians werent just looking out for motorised traffic going the other way, they might work, but frankly theyd be better just turned into 2way cycling only routes.

There's a one way street in my town which is associated with shared pathways but some cyclists think it is clever to ride the wrong way despite the echelon parking.
Then there is the high st that some twats and deliveroo riders think it is really clever to ride the wrong way.

I think I am a no except in fairly tightly defined circumstances.

I think the left hand turn is ok as described by HP.

Where a street is wide enough to include a marked contra-cycle-lane, fine, but otherwise I am against them as a general rule. A large number of roads here in Stavanger were recently changed like this with no marked lane, and many of the roads are really unsuited to even  acar and bike meeting, and when  adelivery truck comes there simply is not space. 

I can just imagine the collective explosion of apoplectic purple faced heads in the LTA and other such august bodies of 'professional ' drivers at your second suggestion, HP.

I think there should be a national law change to allow contraflow cycling. Just make it so that cyclists have to give way to traffic coming the other direction and I can't see it being a probem.

Also, turning left on red lights should be allowed (again, giving way to pedestrians and other traffic as necessary).