I WISH to correct the impression given in your report about the ongoing work at the front of York Station (Railway station project work, August 2).

As far as I am aware, no cyclist or pedestrian groups were consulted about the scheme.

If the council had consulted before they published details in the local media they may have found out that:

It is illegal for cyclists to use a pedestrian crossing as suggested

The cycle lanes are well below the minimum standard width (1.5 metres)

Advanced stop lines for cyclists on the pedestrian crossings are not covered by the necessary regulations and therefore cannot be used.

These are now listed as the "main benefits" of the scheme for cyclists in the council's publicity material.

I also have serious reservations about problems associated with the removal of the right-turn lane into the station, especially for cyclists.

Matthew Page,

Emerald Street, York.

Updated: 09:22 Thursday, August 04, 2005