Time to take tough action

Sir, - An excellent letter from Bob Duncan who complains that cyclists seem to be a protected species (September 18).

Recently a male cyclist attacked three school girls after crashing into them in Fife.

One girl was aged 11 and the others were 15. A coward I suggest. He cycled off and now the police have to expend time trying to track him down if they ever do.

That is why there should be compulsory registration, insurance and identification of all cyclists.

A simple hi-viz sleeveless jacket with a number would do the trick.

If the police stopped errant cyclists at £500 a time the cyclists’ behaviour would improve.

Recently I saw a child cycling on a busy pavement and I have no problem with a child.

What I do object to, however, was the proud mother cycling as well with a large dog on a long lead hassling the pedestrians.

Time to take away cyclists’ apparent

immunity from prosecution.

Clark Cross. 138 Springfield Road, Linlithgow.

act here in Scotland of course.

Meanwhile, the Spanish Government will hardly be impressed by the talk of the Edinburgh Agreement given how quickly the SNP chose to ignore its commitments to respect the result when the outcome did not go its way.

In fact the SNP’s agitation on independence is the perfect example as to why the Spanish Government will be reluctant to give in to a vociferous minority determined to impose their will on others.