AFTER reading Allan Ramsay's letter (Letters, June 4) I would like to point out a few things that he may find important in his on-going debate on cyclists' rights and laws to ensure fair treatment for every road-user.

Firstly, I pay in excess of £500 a year insurance to use my transport.

Secondly, I pay £155 a year road tax (which, if Bury is anything to go by, does not go towards the repair of roads).

Thirdly, I pay 61p a litre extra income tax on my petrol.

I would like to ask Mr Ramsay if he pays an insurance policy to safeguard others when he makes an error of judgement when riding his cycle. No?

Does he pay towards using the highways, yet he is a great believer in cycle lanes? No?

Does he pay £40 per year to certify that his mode of transport is roadworthy? No?

Personally, I would like to see a crackdown by the authorities on cyclists who mount pavements at red traffic lights or ignore them completely, and cyclists who ignore the laws about displaying lights at night, leaving the motorist responsible for seeing them. Yes, like Mr Ramsay, I too wonder what has happened to law enforcement.

The most important point Mr Ramsay seems to be overlooking is that each point he raises in his letter is being paid for in extra revenue from the consumer.

GB