A MOTHER from Earley who filmed a group of youths riding down a path on a moped is urging others to stand up to anti-social behaviour.
The woman, who did not wish to be identified, filmed the three young men on the path between Cutbush Lane and Moorhen Drive while she was walking with her child.
In the footage, two youths are seen riding on a moped, and one is cycling on a pushbike behind. Another parent and child can be seen rushing to safety before the moped hurtles past.
The mother said: “The local residents are fed up of this sort of behaviour. It’s not the first time I have seen people riding mopeds or motorcycles down this path.
“The path is close to primary schools and is a popular walking route for young children and parents. I dread to think what might happen if a child was run over by a moped that is speeding down there.”
The mother said she had encountered another group of youths in similar circumstances once before, and she had to throw her child off the path to get him out of the way.
She said: “My child is now terrified of walking down there, which he shouldn’t be.
“This behaviour is not acceptable and something needs to be done.
“There are a lot of theories that thieves use the lane to avoid driving passed the police station on Rushey Way, so you do wonder whether they were making a getaway.
“When I saw them this time I was just so angry that I instantly got my phone out and began filming.
“I didn’t say anything to them, and they didn’t say anything to me, but one of them did make a gesture in my direction.
“I have shared my video with the police, and gave them my contact details, but I haven’t heard anything back from them yet.
“I’m not suggesting that everyone confronts these sort of people, because you never know what sort of danger you could be putting yourself in, but film them, post it on social media and make it known that this behaviour is not acceptable.
“These people, and their families, need to be shamed into realising what they’re doing is wrong.
“Earley is a lovely place for families and they don’t deserve to have their peace disturbed by these yobs.”