As a user of Preston Old Road, Blackburn, on a regular basis (eight trips per day), I find the bus lane totally unfit for purpose.

To threaten residents with removal of their parking spaces to make them toe the line beggers belief The excuse of Coun Cottam that funding would be cut if bus lanes are not created is another case of greed before safety.

To state it’s no worse than any other street is again ludicrous – it is a major road.

Was this designed by the same quango that designed Barbara Castle Way or overlooked the cemeteries fiasco? Two lanes into one equals road rage and accidents.

David Pickup, Blackburn, via email.