This happens every year, and now, with it dark around 5pm, I am seeing it again and again on my way home from work.

I was driving around Dundee’s Coldside circle the other night and again there was a youngster who came round the circle the wrong way in the dark with no lights and just finger gestured me as if to say “who cares”, then went right over the circle on to Strathmore Avenue.

I fear people who care about him may have to deal with the tragic consequences of his actions in the future.

Times have changed, compared to when I was a boy.

I remember if I didn’t have lights as a youngster, the bike would be indoors at night without being used.

I hope the police do something to act on this and responsible parents/guardians do not allow their youngsters out without lights or there could be more accidents and next time it could be your child. — Very Concerned Motorist.

This is something I witness fairly regularly on my travels in Dundee but even I was amazed by what I saw recently.

It was an extremely close call. A cyclist almost hit a young woman pushing a pram.

When I advised him to get on the road he said, and I quote, “You have no idea of the silly drivers on the roads these days.”

He then took off at a fast speed still on the pavement.

I can understand why the cyclist was doing it. He obviously wanted to be safe as he travelled, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that the young woman or the baby could have been injured.

I believe this is a danger to the public and it’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. — Jimmy Borland.

She also recommended it as a model for others in Scotland.

I am sure she is correct but maybe if the decision in the past had not been made to close Dundee Royal Infirmary and move many other services to the Ninewells site in the first place, then there would not be as much of a need to reduce the pressure there now.

Hopefully Ms Robison’s comments will be noted in future when other NHS hospitals and facilities’ closures and movements are considered. — Kerry Stewart.

What message does this send out to the electorate — refuse to pay long enough and your debts will be written off? Council administration leader Kevin Keenan should be insisting that all debts are collected before having the audacity to suggest increasing this unfair/unjust tax. — Ripped Off Too.

This man was found guilty, in a Scottish court, of the deaths of 290 innocent people. Mr Salmond has the final say on this. The Scottish public won’t understand if he reverses his previous stance.

His sole consideration should be for the memories of the victims and their relatives. — Downfield Reader.

Movie-wise, the 1939 MGM classic starring Judy Garland still resonates in my psyche.

However, I do not suppose it is generally known that Shirley Temple got the first bite of the cherry, being cast as Dorothy before Judy Garland stepped into the slippers.

It is not widely known that Buddy Ebsen was the original choice for the Tin Man.

The reason he had to withdraw was due to the severe complications of the elaborate make-up on Oz’s silver-visaged outing. — J. I. Matthew.

When her son James was crowned king of England after the death of Elizabeth 1 he had his mother exhumed and buried in Westminster Abbey.

As her son surely he would have had her interred in Scotland if he had wanted to?

Leave her to rest in peace. — Carnoustie History Fan.

This is understandable given she was, in effect, French, having lived with the French Royal Family from the age of six.

Several interesting facts surround Mary’s tragic life. One is that this wee lassie saw her mother, Mary of Guise, only once, when she turned eight years old. — Holyrood Watcher.