Cyclists and road safety

LETTER: I believe keeping cyclists and pedestrians away from traffic by using dedicated paths is a good idea, and our council has spent six-figure sums creating such paths and the restriction of traffic flow that accompanies these.

When travelling up from the Reabrook Island there was a Lycra-clad car hater cycling in the middle of the carriageway talking on a mobile phone, instead of the safety of the cycle way.

He was endangering himself and holding up traffic for no good reason.

To top this, on another day there was a mother with her child on a small cycle attached to hers with a towing device negotiating Heathgates Island in heavy traffic, where there is a safe cycle path around it.

This is anti-social behaviour by these individuals and to endanger your child to serve some misguided principle that they own the road is indefensible.

Mick Jones

Shrewsbury