'Shopping should be safe': Teen bike gangs put on notice after rampage

Underage bike bandits have been put on notice after filming themselves riding dangerously through Melbourne's streets and shopping centres in a city-wide rampage.

Last week A Current Affair bought you a story about youths on bikes recklessly riding through Sydney.

Now we've uncovered more videos that show another group riding dangerously past pedestrians, smashing car windows, and hooning through shopping centres.

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Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne's north was at the centre of a recent incident that saw a group of BMX riders enter the mall, performing stunts and narrowly avoiding pedestrians - including young children.

The Australian Retail Association's Fleur Brown says incidents like this are distressing for not only retailers but customers too.

"This is a very distressing experience for shoppers, but also the retail workers that are in that mall," Brown told A Current Affair.

"Shopping should be a safe and comfortable experience for people and it creates the perception of danger, danger to people's physical safety, a sense of recklessness, it could deter people from coming to that mall."

No charges have been laid against the riders.

Victoria Police says they've engaged with the group and its organiser, telling A Current Affair their disruptive and anti-social behaviour is on watch.

"Anyone found cycling in a dangerous manner on our roads can expect to be stopped and penalised where appropriate," Victoria Police said.

"Victoria Police is aware of a group of young people who occasionally participate in organised bike riding across Melbourne's CBD.

"Most commonly, the behaviour we see from this group involves riding in a large group covering the majority of the road, however on occasion there is also disruptive and dangerous behaviours, including riding into oncoming traffic and performing dangerous acts while cycling.

"Police have proactively engaged with this group and the organiser and his family to discourage involvement in any breaches of the road rules or anti-social behaviour.

"When these organised events do occur, police utilise intelligence to respond at their meeting locations to set expectations early and enforce road rules.

"Cyclists and pedestrians are vulnerable road users and little separates them from the road, one another, traffic and ultimately injury.

"So far this year there have been seven cyclists killed on Victorian roads, which is up from five at this time last year.

"Victoria Police urges these riders to slow down and have respect for other road users before someone gets seriously hurt."