cyclists should get off road onto the provided cyclepaths

[mhara]

This letter is now on the newspaper's website and open for comments.
Any chance some suitable replies could be posted on the newspaper's web?

Devon County Council has spent millions of pounds creating cycle lanes for the safety of cyclists, and to help the flow of traffic.

But a lot still ride on the road and have a complete disregard for the motorists who get frustrated sitting behind them.The county council should bring in a by-law that says if a cycle lane is there cyclists must use it or be fined.

Otherwise, rip up all the cycle lanes and widen the road.

The cyclists would be the first to moan if an accident happened and they got hurt when a perfectly good cycle lane was next to them.

And before anyone says I'm just a car driver having a moan, I'm not - I cycle to work every day and I am disgusted at the cyclists that ride in the road and the ones that ride through red lights.

Let's clamp down on these rogue cyclists and make them use the facilities provided for them.

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=137329&command=displayContent&sourceNode=137080&contentPK=20934015&folderPk=79957&pNodeId=153652

[Dean]

My response:

Devon County Council has spent millions of pounds creating roads for the benefit of all, and to help the flow of traffic.

But a lot of motorists still have a complete disregard for other road uses, and as a cyclist I get frustrated with motorists who don't acknowledge my right to share the roadspace.

The county council would be better off ripping up all the cycle lanes and widening the road.

The motorists would be the first to moan if an accident happened where a cyclist attempted to cross via a cycle route and they got hurt when a perfectly good road was next to them.

And before anyone says I'm just a cyclist having a moan, I'm not - I do have a car and occasionally use it. But I am disgusted at the motorists who treat the road as their own personal fiefdom and the ones that drive through red lights.

Let's clamp down on these rogue motorists and make them remember that the roads are for transport, not merely for cars.

[JQ666]

fantastic response!

[AlanD]

Well there's my pennysworth of spleen venting added to the pot. Gnash Gnash.
Alan

[essexman]

Dean i nominate you for the new press officer of CTC!

[mhara]

Dean i nominate you for the new press officer of CTC!

I second that nomination.
Inspired twist on the orginal antagonistic letter.

[Dean]

*takes a bow*

[eileithyia]

Yes excellent response.
How does one add comments, beinging thick or what but cannot spot a means of doing so.

[workhard]

Yes excellent response.
How does one add comments, beinging thick or what but cannot spot a means of doing so.

not thick at all the link has gone. I suspect cock up rather than conspiracy.

[mhara]

Thanks to all those who swiftly wrote in.

Four of the letters have appeared in today's letters page - BUT - the paper is running a Vote on whether cyclists should be made to ride on cycle paths - and so far the vote is heavily against us .

Please visit http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/exeter.html and vote.

[aesmith]

- the paper is running a Vote on whether cyclists should be made to ride on cycle paths - and so far the vote is heavily against us

Voted. Now 79% against.

[Basil W Bloke]

Ditto.
80.4%

[mhara]

Wonderful turn-around.

Picture the reaction of any anti-cyclist driver who votes now

[diapason]

Now 80.6%

N

[TwoPlusTen]

Also just voted. We're slipping, it's at Yes: 20.9% No: 79.1%.