I see the Cycling on The Esplanade question has been raised again. As a former (law abiding) cyclist, I would like to make a few points.

The northern end of The Esplanade, in front of the Edwardian terrace, is very narrow, about 13 feet in fact.

The recommended width for a cycle track is five feet minimum or up to 6 feet 6 inches.

Even the lesser width would leave only an eight-foot space to accommodate all pedestrians (including the elderly, infirm and deaf, not to mention small unpredictable children), push-chairs, invalid carriages, dogs on leads, skaters, skateboarders and the land train.

What about those emerging from Greenhill Gardens, the car park and other points from the main road? Straight into the path of speeding cyclists? Hardly feasible, is it? I know the same used to be said about the land train, but at least most of us can hear it coming, and it has a bell!

The garden gates of the terrace give directly on to The Esplanade, and presumably therefore the track would have to be on the opposite side.

Given that small children almost invariably walk along the top of the sea wall, holding a parent’s hand, this sounds like a recipe for disaster.

As many cyclists carry no insurance, who would be liable in the event of injury to a pedestrian if the cyclist were at fault?

In any case, wasn’t this matter settled democratically a few years ago? Must we waste the council’s time on it again? Dozens of cyclists already ignore the law every day, so why bother to change it?

P Lacey, Greenhill, Weymouth