Sir, – A fit cyclist can comfortably maintain an average speed of 17 to 20 miles per hour. The urban speed limit is 30 miles per hour. A fit pedestrian would average four miles per hour. Cycle tracks have their place for slow and inexperienced cyclists but are not a panacea.
The solution in cases where cyclists, pedestrians and motorists have to mix is not to be found in blunt regulation or a rote espousal of segregation, but rather in the exercise of discretion, personal responsibility and mutual respect by and for all.
Regrettably, these qualities seem to be in short supply on our roads. – Yours, etc,
NED COSTELLO,
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Kimmage Road West,
Dublin 12.