Dangerous cyclists: Manners please

Every age has its puritans, people ready to assert their certainty that they live on a plane far higher than that peopled by the lumpen hoi polloi.

It would be wrong to suggest that all cyclists imagine they live in this rarified stratosphere but a sizeable minority, so enthusiastic at Lycra-clad virtue signalling, unfortunately do.

So much so that Cork County Council may have to erect code-of-conduct signs on a popular greenway to protect walkers of all ages and abilities from cyclists unable to modify their behaviour in a way that recognises a public path is a mixed environment where all users need to feel safe.

The latest walkway victim was a lady who had to receive hospital treatment after she was knocked down by a cyclist a week ago. Sadly, this may have consequences for the public purse. Cycling has great health and environmental benefits and our cities are playing catch-up to ensure more cyclists can commute safely. That, however, is not a licence for the anti-social aggression shown by some cyclists asserting imagined rights. Do unto others ...