What a joy it is to have so many cyclists pushing, not riding, their bikes through Queen Street and Cornmarket recently.

Sadly when the students return we can expect more riders than pushers again.

Can it be that Oxford's clever-cloggs find reading traffic signs so difficult? No cycling please between 10 am and 6 pm. Bike pushing is safer and shows you really belong to our fine city.

Cllr JOHN TANNER Lord Mayor of Oxford