Great news for cyclists

My husband and I regularly cycle to Hastings and, while he trecks across the shingle, I take my life in my hands on the Bexhill Road, so this will be a welcome relief for us both. All we need now is a cycle path along Bexhill seafront.

A couple of Sundays ago, having cycled safely to and from Hastings, we were cycling along the road past Bexhill Sailing Club when a car passed me with centimetres to spare.

Before I had time to shout I was horrified to see the car clip my husband in front of me, sending him sprawling into the road.

The elderly driver did pull over and stop, but couldn’t actually get out of her car – luckily my husband wasn’t injured, and walked over to speak to her, although she would not give him her name.

As cyclists in Bexhill we are currently in a no-win situation – if we cycle on the promenade we are subject to abuse from pedestrians, and if we cycle on the road we are at the mercy of a minority of careless drivers.

Until we get our own cycle path, could I please ask Bexhill drivers to accept that we have to share the road and treat us with more consideration before someone is seriously injured.

SUE KLEIN

Cooden Drive

Bexhill-on-Sea