• YOUR correspondent was probably correct in saying car drivers break the law more frequently than cyclists, (Drivers break the law too, November 2).

But not many of them drive on pavements, not even below the 20mph limit; although beeping their horns in annoyance rather than emergencies – as is the law – is much more annoying.

All car drivers should obey The Highway Code and respect one another as well as other road users including pedestrians.

And cyclists and Deliveroonatics should also obey another basic law: where there are zigzag stripes – when approaching pedestrian crossings and road junctions – they must not overtake.

Right now they routinely do so and I have seen several near-misses, including one lunatic who swerved around a bollard onto the wrong side of the road to avoid hitting a person on the crossing!

But, as your other correspondent Carole Taylor (Cyclists, do the right thing and stick to the road, November 2) says, the main problem is the total lack of police officers on our streets and pavements, except when they are rushing along to attend a probably preventable accident (assuming they are not taking hot pies to the station, as the old joke has it).

If the roads were policed more extensively there would probably be fewer accidents so they would not needed to be speeding noisily around our streets.

And while I am in older-person territory, whenever I am out I feel the need to sit more often, even in shops I’m afraid.

So it’s time there were seats in out-of-the-way corners in all large stores – especially in big supermarkets, and near the tills – so us old fogeys can rest a while or sort our shopping out and get prepared for the trek home: no quick nipping out to the shops for us any more, not even down the pavement on our bikes!

DAVID REED
Eton Avenue, NW3