IN THE Argus front page article "Cyclists in danger" on April 22, Chris Williams from Bricycles said that it is very "important...for people cycling to be

kept separate from busy traffic".

I agree, and have wholeheartedly supported the proposal to make permanent the new cycle lanes on the Old Shoreham Road and elsewhere.

But it is equally important for cyclists to be segregated from pedestrians. In Brighton and Hove, there are several cycle lanes on pavements - along the seafront, on parts of Preston Road, and elsewhere.

The cyclists who use the lanes are often muscular individuals riding performance bikes at high speeds, and they are a danger to pedestrians.

The markings indicating the lanes are not always intuitively obvious to the casual walker and we should remember that many pedestrians in Brighton

will be tourists who are not familiar with the area.

Young children, too, are not good at spotting or understanding the markings on the pavement and they are, of course, particularly vulnerable if a cyclist collides with them.

I would, therefore, support more cycle lanes on busy roads but I believe that all cycle lanes on pavements should be suppressed.

Richard Williams

Champions Row

Brighton