The Argus carried a story about Brighton and Hove being the “most risky city for cyclists and pedestrians” and went on to say that a total of 191 pedestrians and 157 cyclists were killed or seriously injured on the city’s roads in one year (September 3).

Makes heady reading doesn’t it? All these people killed or seriously injured.

On the same day I read a story (by Brighton and Hove City Council leader Jason Kitcat , no less) saying that, according to the Campaign for Better Transport, Brighton and Hove is “the UK’s least car-dependent city outside of London”, presumably meaning that more people use bikes, public transport or go by pony than travel by car or other motorised vehicle.

So, either this is a city of crazed drivers who mow down pedestrians and cyclists at the drop of a hat, or it is a city with large numbers of pedestrians and cyclists who constantly leap out in front of our small number of cars.

Mixed stories like this do no one any favours – drivers or cyclists.

The truth, of course, will be somewhere in between. Just how many deaths were there exactly and what constitutes a “seriously injured” case? How many were hit by cars and how many by buses?

How many pedestrians were hit by cyclists on the pavement? How many cyclists were hit while riding illegally or dangerously in one form or another?

We may never know but I’m sure somebody does. They just don’t want to tell you in case it ruins their story.

Chris Taylor, Hanover Street, Brighton

Your story on Brighton and Hove being the “most risky city for cyclists and pedestrians” made for interesting reading.

It reported that 191 pedestrians and 157 cyclists were killed or seriously injured on the city’s roads. Then, as always, a spokesman for cyclists whizzed to the front and told us how badly off cyclists are.

Pardon me, but look again at the figures. What about pedestrians? Who is looking after their concerns and rights? And who did The Argus interview on their behalf?

Paul Davey, Great College Street, Brighton