LETTER PUBLISHED IN THE INDEPENDENT, ON THURSDAY THE 12TH OF JANUARY, 2006

SAFE ROUTES FOR CYCLISTS

Sir: The death of several cyclists on an outing in Wales is reported to have been caused by a car skidding on ice. But the more basic reason these people died is that "soft" cyclists and pedestrians are forced to share the same road space as "hard" cars, lorries and buses, travelling at much higher speeds. We badly need a national network of traffic-free routes for cyclists and pedestrians. A small part of the road budget could greatly accelerate the excellent work being done by the Sustrans charity in building that network.

GERRY WOLFF

MENAI BRIDGE, ANGLESEY