By James Williamson

POLICE IN Dundee have repeated their appeal for youngsters to behave responsibly on the city’s roads, after more sightings of scrambler bikes and “boy racers” endangering public safety.

Concerned road users last night told The Courier that they had witnessed “lunatic” youngsters driving at excessive speed and riding their bike at night—without lights or safety gear.

One shocked motorist said he had been overtaken by two youths on a scrambler bike on Balgillo Road on Saturday evening—only to be overtaken by the same pair minutes later, as they headed into the night on the A930 Monifieth to Carnoustie road at breakneck speed.

While the driver wore a safety helmet, his pillion passenger did not. The silver bike did not have lights.

Another reader said he had seen “souped-up” cars racing on Kingsway East and into Douglas.

Last night Sergeant Gordon Fotheringham warned that the youths were risking the safety of other road users as well as their own lives.

“It’s dangerous to the public who might come across these bikes but it’s also a danger to the riders themselves,” he said.

“And that’s not even to mention that they are riding without the correct documentation.

“We’re relying on the public to do what they have been doing and call these incidents in, then we’ll be able to take action before something more serious happens.

“It can be all down to good descriptions of the culprits.”

Two recent incidents have ended in tragedy. In July, a 17-year-old rider lost his life when the stolen motorcycle he was riding collided with a stationary car in Balbeggie Street, Douglas.

And last month a 15-year-old boy was left devastated after a scrambler bike rider ran over and killed his dog while he was out walking in Mill O’ Mains Park.

Streets, grassland, public footpaths and even football pitches have been used as racetracks.