IAN FOSTER pointed out (Letters, March 21) that Paul Hepworth has a misconception about motorists being out to deliberately harm pedestrians.

In the past, Mr Hepworth has suggested that the sensible ‘about turn’ on the junction fiasco at Clifton Green made little difference to car times, which from the experience of many is clearly not so.

Then on March 20 he twists some jolly sensible ideas from Matthew Laverack by saying that Matthew wanted a traffic free-for-all.

So when you published my letter asking for a little consideration from cyclists in not shouting to each other as they go through quiet villages, I was not surprised to see Mr Hepworth spring to the defence of cyclists by suggesting some of the phrases are warning shouts.

No, Mr Hepworth, I have not heard cyclists shouting any of those things. The shouting to which I referred was general chit-chat, ribbing and ribaldry and discussions about which way they ought to be going next and which pub they should call at.

If Mr Hepworth is representing the cycle lobby fairly he should resist twisting the facts to suit his cycling case because it seems to myself and to many other people that he puts on so much ‘spin’ that you’d forgiven for thinking he was a helicopter pilot.

Bob Redwood, Main Street, Askham Bryan, York.