Sir, – Since moving to Ireland ten years ago, I’ve witnessed an absolute collapse in driver behaviour. When I first moved here, I remember being fascinated by how the amber light meant something different from other countries: stop, if safe to do so.
In Ireland, it seemed, amber meant: “Sure, it was green a second ago, drive on.”
That was then. Now it is infinitely worse. While out on a short cycle ride in Dublin this past Monday morning, I witnessed more than 10 drivers go through a full red light. Not an amber, just turned red light, but a light that had been red for seconds before the driver decided to plough through at speed. Among them were two bus drivers.
Yes, this is anecdotal, but I think few, if any, pedestrians or cyclists would contradict this experience.
RM Block
This collapse has happened because those responsible for road safety in Ireland have let it happen. It is not an accident, but rather a policy whereby impunity and a lack of enforcement have been encouraged.
The result: dangerous roads. For all. – Yours, etc,
OLA LØKKEN NORDRUM,
South Lotts Rd,
Dublin.
