TO quote Argus correspondent, Arron Hendy: “Cycling represents a clear solution to our travel problems in this country.” (Argus, May 4).

Perhaps, in a follow-up article, he can explain how this ‘clear solution’will solve the problems of strong winds, rain, ice, steep hills, an inability to carry a reasonable amount of shopping or even passengers and, as he himself mentioned, ‘roads clogged up with cars’.

All of the above, and more, indicate that cycling is not and never will be the solution that Mr Hendy seeks.

I walk along the cycle lane between Lancing and Worthing on a regular basis and I can assure him the number of cyclists declines drastically whenever the weather is anything other than fine and sunny.

Also, I have yet to see a single one carrying a passenger or any sign that one of them has just completed his or her weekly shop at Tesco.

I would argue the exact opposite case to the one that Mr Hendy propounds.

Cycling, to my mind, is an archaic and outmoded form of transport.

Horses were once considered an ideal form of personal transport but the time came when their use had to be restricted to activities away from the public highway.

This happened, fortunately for the taxpayers of the time, before the authorities had got round to installing horse paths and narrowing stage-coach lanes!

On yer bike. No.

Eric Waters
Ingleside Crescent
Lancing