At the end of the article on the four-metre long cycle lane in Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, there is a request for readers to send in photos of daft cycle lanes (The Argus, June 4).

I would do so if it were not that taking photos of the whole of Dyke Road Avenue would take days and be prohibitively expensive. This expense would, however, pale into insignificance when compared with the cost of creating these cycle lanes which are used mostly for car parking. The oncea- week cyclist who uses them takes their life in their hands by having to pull into the traffic to go round the parked cars.

Where on earth did the person who authorised this lunacy think the cyclists would come from, Poynings, Saddlescombe or the Devil's Dyke?

  • Malcolm Blunt, Varndean Drive, Brighton

Unless cars are removed from cycle lanes, they are no use. A bad example is the notorious Coombe Terrace on the eastern side of Lewes Road.

Cyclists coming back to Brighton have to pull out into the main carriageway to avoid vehicles. There are also obstructions in Lewes Road going north. The photo shows the usual scene just past the old Race Hill pub where it is normal to see three or four vehicles parked.

  • Becky Reynolds, Bricycles Campaigns and Newsletter

What a delight to be able to cycle up and down peaceful and leafy Grand Avenue and The Drive, Hove, totally safe and segregated from motorised traffic. Brighton and Hove City Council has done us proud. It's just a shame that when one has to leave the sanctuary of the cycle superhighway to rejoin the chaos of roads such as Church Road and Western Road, they seem much scarier than before.

If Hove "stuckists" such as DJ Shoebridge (Letters, June 5) want to see a return to Victorian splendour, then instead of knocking the cycle lane they should campaign to remove the four lines of parked cars that permanently spoil the view.

  • Alan (Fred) Pipes, Gerard Street, Brighton