VIA BELISHA'
• [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] an article by. Mr. John Prioleau,- printed in your issue df the 7th inst., it is stated that cyclists are " potentially the "greatest. source of danger " on the road. * There is abso- lutely no foundation for such an assertion.. The potentiality of destruction to life and property, as .represented by any particular vehicle, is not a matter for individual opinion or observation:. it has been calculated to a nicety_ by insurance companies over a period of many years. Members of the Cyclists? Touring Club have been covered since 1924 against claims by the public in respect of all accidents due directly or indirectly to their negligence. Had they used motor-cars of
averages 'horse-power; "instead of bicycles; the of such insurance would have been at least 250 times as much. This ratio of 250 to 1 represents pretty accurately the relative danger to the public of the two vehicles.—Yours faithfully, 3 Craven Hill, London, W. 2. Secretary
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