I HAVE noted three items in the Malvern Gazette (October 25) relating to our love with the car.

There is a proposal to locate the present Avenue Road surgery in Townsend Way.

This means that there will be no doctor's practice near Great Malvern. Thus more people will have to use public transport or a car to get to the surgery.

There is a policy to discourage shops from out of town sites and this policy should also apply to services used by the public. This proposal is a retrograde step which I hope the planning department will not approve.

There is also a letter from Anthony Hopwood pointing out that the recently introduced traffic lights at Link Top have caused delay to motorists and that mini-roundabouts could provide an alternative solution. He is neglecting the poor pedestrian who needs to cross the read.

He also states that drivers will respect speed limits that make sense. Maybe this applies to the majority of motorists but there are many who go too fast on wide roads like Worcester Road, Avenue Road and Church Street. He also states that introducing chicanes and 'pinch' points can make roads more dangerous. This is certainly not true for pedestrians who find it difficult to cross busy roads.

The third item is the proposal to spend £1.25 million on a new link road to the M50. This is going to increase traffic in the whole Malvern area for little gain. I would ask how many miles of cycle path would this provide to enable children to go to school safely on their own.

I have written this letter from a pedestrian's viewpoint. I am also a motorist who would like to see an arrest to the increasing use of the car and the attendant congestion.

I would hope that the local authorities and the police will put more emphasis on the safety and quality of life for the pedestrian and the cyclist.

ROWLAND CLAYTON, Victoria Road, Malvern.