IN RESPONSE to Mr Hughesdon's letter (Cycle Lanes Are Waste Of Space, News Shopper, November 16).

As someone who regularly cycles to work from Petts Wood to Kensington, my journey takes me right across the Bromley Borough through Bickley, Bromley, Beckenham and Penge.

I must congratulate Bromley Council for having its cycle lane policy.

Bicycles and cycle lanes do not cause the congestion cars do.

They take up very little room on the roads and, in effect, they keep cars away from cyclists making my journey safer.

Cycling should be encouraged, it's environmentally friendly and it keeps us fit.

So Mr Hughesdon, I suggest you get on your bike.

PAUL O'GRADY
Beaumont Road
Petts Wood