Mr Clean

Mr Clark states that just because I have held a (clean) licence for 61 years, that does not make me a good driver. I may not be a very good driver, but I think those 61 years prove I am not an excessively bad one.

I am also criticised for stating that if children are allowed to get away with minor transgressions, some will move up the scale. I admit I do not have much experience with children, but several of my friends are teachers and they all agree with the old adage "give them an inch and they'll take a yard".

Children (and I can just remember being one) will push authority to see what they can get away with. I doubt if our prisons are full of convicts who were little angels at school.

On Friday, at about 10am, I drove to the supermarket. I saw no cyclists on the road, but six were on the pavement (three adults, one elderly lady and two teenagers) in areas where cycle lanes are provided. This may seem trivial, but pavement cyclists are, to me, demonstrating a total lack of respect for the law and no consideration for pedestrians.

I am sorry if my remarks about motorcyclists have offended anybody. Practically every weekend, one or more motorcyclists set out and do not return and this unnecessary waste cannot be allowed to continue.

I am not sure of the solution, but it will not be ended by hand-wringing and accusing everybody else.

Mr Clark states that motorcyclists are rigorously trained, tested and restricted road users, so who are the people who overtake me at speeds well in excess of the speed limit during relatively short journeys every weekend?

Mike Usherwood, Mendip Close, Huntington, York.