Motor cars are the sacred cows of UK

SIR: There was one sentence in a statement by West Sussex County Council's highways and transport committee for a bus lane in Broadwater Road, that indicated it regards the motor car as the 'sacred cow' of the United Kingdom.

While the proposals brought tears of joy to my eyes, they then spoil it by saying it will cause only minor inconvenience to motorists.

Minor inconvenience? They will lose 50 per cent use of Broadwater Road and double the length of the queue in the other... good show! I would have felt happier if they had said: "It is our aim to cause as much inconvenience as possible for motorists, to encourage them to use public transport - or their bikes."

This would have reinforced Government policy. I feel that their proposal is just a cosmetic gesture and will do little or nothing to encourage people to use public transport.

It will please bus passengers who - I have no doubt - will give the two-fingered salute to the fuming motorists stationary in the other lane. There are far more buses into Worthing from the east and west and none of those roads is wide enough to embrace a bus lane.

Given the choice of comfort and convenience - at no matter what the cost to others - motorists will choose their four-wheeled icon every time. A toll system penalising motorists wishing to enter the town would be too costly to administer and would only benefit the rich and town councillors.

I think that the cheapest method would be 'no entry except for buses and taxis' on all main roads into the town during the rush-hour period, sending motorists who still wish to use their cars around a series of side roads that would take them longer to get into town than by public transport.

I have heard motorists complain they would use public transport but the buses are sometimes late. The main reason they are late is because they have been held up by cars.

Leave your cars at home and you will find that the buses will run on time.