Letters

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Dear Editor,

I agree with Andy Clews about a webcam on the roundabout at the campus exit, not to show the people in the left-hand lane but the people in the right-hand lane who sit for ever at the front of the queue waiting for a completely empty roundabout before they pull away. If everyone learnt how to merge on a busy roundabout we would all get home much quicker!

Alison Smith
Accounts, IDS

Dear Editor,

I've just read Graham Curry's letter about gravel cycle paths (Bulletin 17 November), and support his sentiments entirely. However, I'd like to add that while mountain bikes are capable of using gravel paths, that doesn't make the paths suitable for commuting. For any cyclist it is quicker and easier to cycle on tarmac.

Providing cycle paths that are not usable by all cyclists makes life more dangerous for those that cannot use them, because drivers will not expect to find cyclists on the road.

If the University really wants to promote cycling, it should be doing what it can to promote quick and easy cycle routes, not just barely usable ones.

Although I don't use the B2123 about which Graham is writing, I commute from Brighton, and only the last half mile of the journey has a cycle path that is actually reasonably useful for cycling, in my view. Using the rest of the route entails dodging pedestrians and losing priority at every road junction.

Cycling on the road, I can get to work in 25 minutes from Churchill Square. On the cycle paths the journey takes close to 40 minutes.

Then, when I arrive at work, there is nowhere secure to park my bike. Other universities do much better.

Ian Eiloart (cyclist in a permanent strop!)
Computing Service