I WAS pleased to see that Councillor Mike Bawden is against the provision of further cycle tracks in certain parts of Swindon. As I have said before in these pages, cyclists already extensively use the pavements on both sides of every street. This is illegal, yet all do it, young, old, even postmen.

I saw two cyclists travelling towards the Moonrakers along Beechcroft Road, both abreast on the narrow pavement. A few seconds later I saw another cyclist travelling in the opposite direction on the same pavement. Goodness knows what happened when they met, and what would have happened if they had encountered a mother with a pushchair, the only legal user of this part of the road.

G Crabbe

Whittington Road

Westlea

Swindon