ON Thursday night I was nearing the end of a 600-mile road trip.
The weather was appalling, rain, hailstone, very poor viability, and a dark grey sky, which was not the easiest driving conditions, and I had been in those conditions from Weymouth.
Then to be confronted, with numerous cyclists, doing a timed trail run, between Pevensey, across the Marsh (A259), to Little Common Roundabout, and return down the country’s second most dangerous road, the vast majority of cyclist had no high-vis vest on, and I only saw six or seven with lights on their bikes.
Given the extreme conditions, I thought it would have been far better and safer to postpone that event, for a more favourable evening.
It was only a miracle that no cyclists were seriously injured or worse, even killed.
Organisers, engage your brains, and think of the lives of all, not only your cyclists.
JOHN OAKE,
Goddens Gill, Northiam.
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