SIR – In the last two days I’ve been terrified and worried by secondary schoolboys on bicycles.

Travelling at 50 mph on the A4444 in the fast lane I saw a boy aged about 11-13 cycling on the central reservation, towards the traffic, with not even a light on the bike.

His uniform was dark and he was wobbling over rubbish on the grass, in danger of falling under the oncoming traffic.

He was wearing his helmet but it wouldn’t save him if he fell into the path of a car or lorry. There was no way I could stop without causing an accident and I felt that calling the police wouldn’t solve the immediate problem. I worried about this lad all night.

Then, travelling down Tagwell Road towards the lights a boy of 13 or 14 on his bike shot over the pelican crossing towards the park after the lights had changed in favour of the traffic.

He proceeded to weave in and out of pedestrians going to school and work, riding on the pavement. He seemed to think he had right of way in all cases and was extremely keen to get to school!

He accelerated over the main road between moving cars and disappeared up the drive of St Andrew’s hotel.

Both young men will not survive to adulthood if they continue in this way. They are not invincible despite what they think. I wonder what their mums will say when the police arrive at the front door to deliver the death news.

Speak to your children about their importance to you and stress they needn’t save a few minutes to arrive early at their own funeral.

Judy Withers

Droitwich