I HAD been under the impression that there was a political move to encourage people to use their bicycles, exemplified by the stated aim from Holyrood that 10 per cent of all journeys should be by bicycle by 2020.

Recent events, however, show that while some politicians are “talking the talk”, others are unwilling to “get on their bikes” (to mix a couple of metaphors) and create cycling facts on the ground. This is exemplified by the recent decision not to extend the Bears Way segregated cycle route in Milngavie (“Cycling policy that is all over the place”, Inside Track, The Herald, October 6) and the decision by South Ayrshire Council to rip out the newly installed Holmston Road segregated cycleway (“Councillors vote to rip up controversial cycleway following public outcry over lack of consultation”, The Herald, October 7).