For a long time, "vehicular cycling" was a big thing - the idea being that bicyclists should use the road as if they were driving a car. This put a lot of focus on teaching people how to ride a bike on the road, rather than designing safer infrastructure for them.
It makes sense, no? If someone wants to ride now, they should know how to do it safely, not have to way until someone makes the road safe enough that they don't have to learn anything.
It makes sense at an individual level, but does not make sense at a population level. On an individual level, I would tell someone how to stay safe, but if I was advocating at a population level I would be focusing my time on infrastructure change.
