Sir, – I read Clare Moriarty’s article on the not-so-charming quirks of red-light-breaking motorists with eyerolling disbelief (“Irish drivers’ habit of ‘running reds’ is not a charming quirk,” June 29th). I am a retired woman of mature years who neither drives nor cycles and in my experience the number of cyclists who shoot through a red light far surpasses those behind the wheel of a car.I live in Dublin in Phibsboro and although there is a pedestrian crossing outside the library, I have yet to see any cyclist stop at the red light, presumably because there is no cross traffic to endanger and so deter them.Food delivery cyclists are the worst offenders by far, but parents ferrying their precious cargo run them a close second. Reproduction appears (in an unnerving number of cases) to lead to entitled zealotry, as they suddenly spot a red light and decide to mount the pavement at speed and without notice, scattering unwary pedestrians. Any verbal challenge to their rule-breaking is ignored or rudely dismissed and they proceed to cycle majestically on, incidentally setting a wonderful example of considerate road use to little Jemima and Rufus to rejoin road traffic with (only sometimes) a backward glance at oncoming cars.Cyclists are not the only endangered species in the traffic jungle that is our roads. Ms Moriarty and I can, however, agree on one thing at least; we need much more rigorous enforcement of road rules for all offenders. – Yours, etc,VALERIE REILLY,Phibsboro, Dublin 7.Sir, – Cars sailing through red lights is an issue, it is amazing to see the number who go through on a solid red at times. While it is an issue for cyclists, it is also, believe it or not, an issue for car drivers as if you are inclined to stop on a yellow light as advised, you might find one of the cars behind coming into the back of you.I speak from experience, having had this exact thing happen one night, with the driver who hit me berating me for having the temerity to stop on a yellow.However, what Clare Moriarty fails to acknowledge is plenty of this behaviour is also carried out by cyclists. Driving through the inner city daily, any number of cyclists and scooter riders (mainly, but not exclusively, men) have either little knowledge or appreciation for the rules of the road while also flying through red lights.Maybe they feel that they have a protective bubble around them, as they are often helmetless. Many use phones or drink coffee on their vehicle, which shows amazing feats of balance. I won’t get started on a local one-way road, tight with parked cars, where you’d often meet a cyclist coming up it the wrong way.These behaviours most certainly put all into dangerous situations. In short, all road users need to improve and be more conscientious, two- wheeled travellers included. – Yours, etc,NIAMH BYRNE,Fairview,Dublin 3