• WHILST questioning his assertion that it is “fake news”, I can completely sympathise with Lester May’s perspective on the alterations to Royal College street (Fake news on cycle lanes, May 25).

As a committed cyclist (as well as a motorist), I can add to his list that I have encountered aggressive attitudes from drivers simply because I choose to cycle on the road (rather than the cycle lane), which, as far as my understanding of the Highway Code goes, I am entirely at liberty to do.

However, because we have a collective responsibility to increase safety for cyclists in our streets (in order to slow down man-made climate change, benefit our populations health, increase social cohesion, benefit the economy etc), effecting these infrastructure changes are the only option open to us.

There is of course another way: Changing the law to place a presumed liability upon motorists who injure or kill cyclists (or pedestrians) is proven to be effective in reducing such incidents in many countries throughout the world.

No costly road schemes, no restriction of traffic flows, and once implemented, zero cost to the public purse. Sadly, however, we in the UK seem unprepared to implement such measures.

I wonder if Lester (and other such correspondents to these pages) is prepared to put his money where his mouth is and campaign for a change to the road liability laws?

DR GREG CARSON, NW5