First published on Thursday 02 December 2004:

Letter: Keep out lane

How I endorse J Lindford's letter regarding cycle lanes (Letters,
November 18). Sadly, they are a waste of money while they are within
reach of the average car driver.

Lanes between Lancing and Worthing are successful because they are
inaccessible to motorists, whereas those in Dyke Road Avenue, Brighton
Road and Buckingham Park are full of cars.

Perhaps foreign cycle lanes are successful because local authorities
uphold the law. In this country no one seems interested.

-WJ Rogers, Southwick

First published on Thursday 02 December 2004:

Letter: No improvement

I must respond to Jan Melrose's article regarding the road improvements
which have been made to the A23 (The Argus, November 25).

Do protesters not realise how the cycle lanes have added to the safety
of the cyclists who regularly use this route (all eight of them)? They
are nearly as important as those used by both regular users in Dyke
Road.

Since local residents are worried about the safety of pedestrians, I
would suggest a further judicious expenditure of council tax on Selma
Montford bumps in the cycle lanes.

-Malcolm Blunt, Brighton
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