The footpath is more for the people on foot

Cyclists, please this is not aimed at all the wannabe Bradley Wiggins or the next Laura Trott or those that wear lycra.

This is aimed at those who tend to use the shared footpaths and seem to think that us pedestrians must just jump out of their way.

My wife and I regularly walk along the Windsor Road towards the Bray Studios where there is a very narrow footpath that is also a shared cycle path, on several occasions we have had to make a decision to either push ourselves into the unkempt bushes, or jump in the road to allow a cyclist riding at speed to pass.

Now, I know that the Highway Code has given more guides for all road users and even laid out the hierarchy of road users, well, please note you cyclists that share our footpaths, we the pedestrians are the top of that list, so please remember to give way to us.

Now that the Highway Code has been changed to protect all cyclists, I feel that many of the shared footpaths should return to pedestrian footpaths only, especially where the council do not attempt to maintain the unkempt bushes along the Windsor Road.

PAUL DIGBY

Maidenhead