With reference to cyclists being caught up in hit-and-run incidents over Christmas and the new year.
What the drivers who left the scene did was wrong and they should be caught and prosecuted for that reason. However, every day cyclists are breaking the law far more frequently than drivers.
Part of the frustration for drivers is you do not know where the next cyclist is going to come from, as they virtually appear from nowhere.
One second they are cycling on the paths, terrorising pedestrians, the next second they are coming off the path in front of you, crossing the road in front of oncoming traffic to get to the other side. They often cycle on the same side of the road head-on into oncoming traffic then back on the path. They rarely stop for traffic lights, cutting in between moving cars who have the right of way, cycle in pedestrianised areas, cycle down one-way streets the wrong way etc. The list goes on.
Only last week my wife was hit on the shoulder by a cyclist. He was cycling very fast round a blind corner on the path (not a cyclepath). My wife and I were walking the dogs. Fortunately, he did not injure my wife, me or my dogs. He did receive a mouthful from me as he cycled off.
Cyclists are a menace and they need to be put in their place to bring safety back on our streets, for pedestrians and drivers.
It will also help the cyclists as they certainly need educating on road safety, as I often see parents leading their children down this suicidal path of poor cycling proficiency.
This is a one-way path to cyclists having incidents with drivers and inevitably coming off worst.
Mr N Bingham
Spalding
