This is why cyclist use the pavement. A 30 quid fine is better than loosing your life.

Feed up with police nicking the cyclist and ignoring the problem casued to cyclists...........

Once again a cyclist has been killed by a motor vehicle, pavement or coffin? us cyclists do our best to avoid breaking the law but I will in future be riding on the pavement if I deem the road to be too dangerous. My thoughts go out to Mr Leechs family and friends and also to the driver whose life will never be the same again.

Please everyone just be aware of how dangerous it is on the roads, spare a bit more time before you make that manouvere, whether you're cycling or behind the wheel, lets try and be more careful out there, make things safer for everyone and cut out this terrible waste of life.

I don't know how the accident happened to the poor man and my sympathies go to his family, but only this morning on my way to work I saw cyclists on two separate occasions ignore a red light and pedal straight through........

It goes back to education, when I was at school we had to attend a cycling proficiency course, this should be re-introduced but why not extend this to the workplace? In order to get cycle commuters to work safely they should be given a course on how to ride a bicycle correctly with more awareness for others on the road or permitted pavement.

Similarly car drivers need to be given advice on how to spot potential hazards on the road thus improving their roadcraft. If car drivers are having to avoid collisions on a daily basis then they should take a look at the way they are driving, maybe slow down and have an extra look in the mirrors, look ahead and anticipate danger.

By avoiding confrontation with motorists and cyclists we can work towards a safer, greener, healthier Great Britain and avoid loss of life in avoidable accidents.

Why do reporters always say in a collision with a cyclist or pedestrian that the driver was not injured?

RIP Mr Leech

We need to make Portsmouth's roads safer for cyclists. Some pavements are comfortably sharing pedestrians and cyclists - lets have more sharing. Lets hope the powers that be can do some research on this matter.

Come and join us Eric, make the roads safer. More cycles = less cars, less busy roads, less pollution and a happy fitter lifestyle. Go on try it!

"THERE IS NO PLACE FOR CYCLES ON MODERN, BUSY ROADS..."

No Eric, there is a place for cycles. They have a legal right to be there, and the more people cycle instead of driving, the less busy the roads are. It doesn't help that certain drivers think cycles shouldn't be on the road and drive accordingly, and others don't seem to care that they might kill someone if they pull out without looking.

What is it about the very existence of cycles that winds up some drivers so much? I understand why jumping on and off pavements and shooting lights is a problem, but there seems to be a fundamental resentment of the fact that cyclists are allowed on the road. Is it because they cause delays and don't pay road tax? I get held up by traffic jams a lot more than I hold up cars, but I don't hold it against motorists. We're all just trying to get from A to B. And if I had to pay road tax I would - it's not the cyclists who make up the laws.

I cycle with consideration for drivers and have noticed more awareness of cyclists and consideration from drivers in recent years. There always seems to be this motorists vs cyclists debate, caused mainly by idiots or people with a chip on their shoulder using either form of transport. The real debate should be trying to work towards a transport system that is safe and efficient for all road users, and encouraging awareness and consideration.

I don't think cyclists should be on fast roads unless they are competent enough to be there, but I generally ride between 18 & 30 mph, and I can't do this on a shared use pavement without endangering pedestrians. If I do use one of these routes, I respect pedestrians' rights to be there and slow down accordingly. On the road I use lights and bright clothing, respect traffic lights and am very careful especially around junctions. Okay I don't have a ton of metal around me and I might die if something goes wrong, but that's my choice.

I don't know what your unsuitable comments were but please l

Sorry that was a bit long-winded. Anyway as I was saying...

I don't know what your unsuitable comments were but please let it go and try to share the road. With the way fuel prices are going it might be you cycling to work next.