In "The Art of Urban Cycling", Robert Hurst criticizes what he refers to as the "vehicular-cycling principle" because he claims it "leaves responsibility in the hands of motorists, and trusts that they will act properly".
In "The Art of Urban Cycling", Robert Hurst attempts to contrast his approach to traffic cycling from vehicular cycling. He writes that his approach is "to anticipate the mistakes of others", contrasting that to his view of vehicular cycling which he claims "leaves responsibility in the hands of motorists, and trusts that they will act properly".