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Every conversation about bike lanes is like: "Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)." "But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!"

I'm sure it is bad when cyclists intentionally do things that make themselves or others less safe but that is a completely unrelated conversation unless you're pointing out that good bike infrastructure makes it significantly less likely that cyclist behavior will impact other people in any way!

Exactly, I live in Amsterdam and cycling here is so simple because of the extensive and dedicated cycle routes. As a cyclist you rarely come into contact with cars, when it does happen it's always clear who goes where and with what priority, this makes it so much less stressful and dangerous.

Would you say the bike infrastructure improves cyclists obeying traffic laws in the NL?

Yes, in Amsterdam if you are stopped on a bike by some lights it is usually for a good reason. There will always be rule breakers.

💯 Maybe better infrastructure, like dedicated bike lanes with traffic lights reduces the number of, and opportunities for, rule breakers.