THE five-headed lane monster of Blossom Street, York, is even more dangerous for cyclists these days.

Are the traffic cones deliberately and dangerously scattered across the road to prevent cyclists being on the road here?

That may explain, but not excuse, the few manic cyclists who take to the pavements along Micklegate.

Certainly the bus driver who squashed me against the kerb and very nearly put me in the cemetery must have felt a grudge against two wheels as he swept past. Mayhem reins during the rush- hour.

I should like to know whether the roadworks at Micklegate are going to be a permanent feature or is it a dig to join up with the Eurotunnel?

Phil Shepherdson,

Chantry Close,

Woodthorpe, York.

Updated: 11:18 Wednesday, September 07, 2005