If proposed changes to the highway code go ahead you could be breaking the law by not using any (often poorly designed and sometimes downright dangerous) cycle lanes provided. This could mean that if a (drunk, uninsured, mobile phone using) driver mows you down, you will be deemed to be culpable.
Find out more and what you can do about it here:
[url]http://www.londoncyclesport.com/news_2006_ctc/ctc_culp.html[/url]