I HAVE an unblemished 50 year old car and motorcycle licence, have been cycling for 68 years and yet other road users seem to think they have the right to tell me where I should be on the road by shouting at me, as I ride along on my bike, minding my own business.

If any of these vulgar people had ever ridden a bike then they'd know that such comments are totally wasted as all a cyclist hears is: 'blah, blah, woosh'! I've often wanted to have a conversation about vehicle excise duty (not car tax) and how I'd be exempt as I don't emit any exhaust, the Highway Code information for cyclists and vehicle driver compliance with the rules of the road.

However, although they are willing to shout, they are never willing to listen that my car is at home, I'm keeping fit and not wasting the NHS time, not polluting the world, not wasting natural oil reserves, not wearing out the roads and taking up much less room than I would in my car, all of which I feel are all positives for them, their children and the planet.

Ray Duffy

Ingleton