REGULAR readers may have noticed that my blog submissions have been a little erratic over the last few weeks; this has been due to holidays, being out of my usual routine and general laziness! I hope that I will get back into a routine fairly soon and go back to my regular weekly blog.

A recent letter I saw online suggesting more controls for dog owners had the following comment made against it - "I don't see why normal responsible dog owners should suffer draconian bylaws because of a minority of bad owners".

It's an interesting point and one that I have heard before but sometimes with "cyclist" or "car driver" replacing "dog owner".

The majority of society seems to have to make adjustments to cater for the minorities who are too selfish and inconsiderate to want to be a part of a civilised society; if we all thought a bit more about the effect our actions were having on other people life would be much more pleasant.

To finish off I want to mention a couple of really bad examples of road behaviour that I have seen recently.

Firstly, was the cyclist in his full "hipster" uniform of skinny rolled up jeans, cap and tight t-shirt who was weaving in and out of traffic and riding straight through red lights on his oh-so fashionable brakeless fixed gear bike. The way he was riding was only going to cause annoyance and upset those people around him and it just makes the attitude of people towards cyclists in general deteriorate.

I've got nothing against fixed gear bikes - I ride one myself - or the hipster look, if that's what you're into, but please ride with a bit more consideration for the Highway Code and for other people.

Secondly, was the driver who I saw deliberately squeeze a cyclist into the kerb because he decided that he wanted to overtake despite there being no space for him to overtake into. I have to applaud the cyclist for being so restrained and ignoring this appalling display of driving!

Consideration: thoughtful or sympathetic regard or respect; thoughtfulness for others.