I am truly amazed at the comments left by my recent letter “Bigger picture York city traffic mayhem” (Tuesday 13 July).

The cyclist-versus-motorist debate had attracted such heated comments that it caused me to write that letter describing the literal onslaught as like a dogfight between Spitfires and the Hun.

These last comments have lessened, at least to more like a jelly baby fight with even a yellow submarine thrown in for good measure by a certain Ringo Starr!

Many thanks for all your consideration in this interesting debate but I am not for changing my mind: I visualise a future of a pedestrian-zoned York.

Phil Shepherdson, Chantry Close, Woodthorpe, York.