Sir, – While some cyclists do behave in ways that are dangerous, irresponsible or just plain rude to other people, the amount of coverage that these examples are given is out of all proportion to the actual danger caused (“Dangerous cyclists remain a menace in a more bicycle-friendly Paris”, Letters, March 26th).
It remains the case that we live in a country where drivers tragically cause hundreds of deaths and thousands of life-altering injuries every year, numbers that are currently moving in the wrong direction.
No matter how often we see a cyclist jumping a red light, or riding on a pavement, or failing to use lights, we all daily witness a far greater number of people using multi-tonne vehicles in ways that are illegal and dangerous.
The fact that it’s so commonplace (and that as car occupants it often doesn’t feel dangerous) shouldn’t make us immune to the vastly greater danger caused by these behaviours when compared to anything a cyclist is able to cause. – Yours, etc,
DAVE MATHIESON,
Salthill,
Galway.
Sir, – As well as cyclists not having proper lighting or hi-vis clothing, a very large number of them completely ignore traffic lights. Last night while stopped at a red light on Fitzwilliam Street no less than eight cyclists went through red.
The companies who employ food delivery cyclists should be obliged to dress their employees appropriately. The majority of them wear dark clothing, no visible lights but worst of all no helmets. It needs to change. – Yours, etc,
LAURA O’MARA,
Stillorgan,
Co Dublin.