It is spring and the sound of the whinging cyclist is heard in the land.

They are often difficult to identify because, being shy, they hide in the dense thickets of ‘name and/or address supplied’.

In the latest example, published this week, after a few crocodile tears for the gentleman who is even now recovering from serious injuries sustained in a collision with a cyclist, the writer goes on to show why a robust application of the rules governing cyclists on the esplanade is urgently needed.

He complains that, despite being an experienced cyclist, he is daunted by the stretch of road from the Front skate park to the bandstand and asks how the young people who use the skate park are expected to negotiate that stretch of road.

The solution is easy, if you are not confident enough to ride, get off and walk.

And no, the promenade along Greenhill is not wide enough for cyclists and pedestrians, especially in the summer.

Perhaps when cyclists start to display a more responsible attitude - and don’t, as I saw last summer, ride along the Greenhill section no handed; and equip their machines with a means of warning pedestrians of their approach, I and other pedestrians will be more sympathetic and willing to share the esplanade with them.

Until then I, too, want to see the entire sea front policed to prevent further, perhaps more serious accidents occurring.

John Neimer, Cranford Avenue, Weymouth