Madam, - Your edition of July 17th quotes Taoiseach Bertie Ahern as saying: “The people who can do something about it, to be frank with you, are the people who are driving cars every day.”
Surely the people who can do something about it are the members of the Government. Responsibility for road safety is their job. It is and always was.
Government will, or lack of it, on road safety can be judged by its policy towards provisional drivers. Anyone over 17, who may never have driven on the road and does not even have to show that he or she is competent to drive, can get a provisional licence and immediately drive without supervision.
Experience in other countries has shown that road carnage will not reduce until the Government and makes it a priority. This Government appears to be unaware of its responsibility in this area. “A lot dead, more to die” is not too far wrong.
KEVIN TREACY,
New Ross,
Co Wexford.
