A controversial seafront cycling experiment is likely to begin this spring.
Worthing Borough Council has pencilled in April or May for the start of a test to see whether bicycles and pedestrians can mix without mishap on the town s promenade.
But critics warned an unsegregated free for all between Splash Point and George V Avenue could be a recipe for disaster.
A council report said: "There has been an overwhelmingly positive response to a consultation exercise, with some 86% supporting the principle of cyclists being permitted to use the promenade."
But Lib Dem councillor Bob Smytherman called for a clearly laid out cycle lane, claiming that a mix of bikes and pedestrians could be very dangerous.
A cycle lane between the Lido and George V Avenue was scrapped after a speeding cyclist ploughed into a woman day tripper, leaving her with brain damage.
The accident happened outside the lane, but the council was forced to pay out more than £100,000 in damages to the victim.
More recently, a segregated lane was established on the seafront between Brooklands and Splash Point.
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