It is well known that many human beings change their spots once they get on the road.

Normally mild-mannered individuals suddenly become foul-mouthed, fist-waving monsters when someone does them an alleged injustice.

None of us, of course, sees anything wrong in what we do on the road - it is always the other person's fault.

Anything we can do to reduce this conflict between different sets of road users is to be welcomed.

In Bikes & Buses, a DVD compiled by Cyclox, the cycling campaign for Oxford, a cyclist and bus driver swap places to see for themselves the problems their respective camps experience.

It will be used by bus companies as part of their training programmes, and it is hoped cycle shops will show it to spread the word among their customers.

Other road users, particularly car and lorry drivers, even pedestrians, could perhaps benefit from such an initiative.

Most people agree that there is far too much aggression on the roads, as we rush from A to B.

It is time we all showed a little more respect and patience to our fellow travellers.