Enforcement is too expensive

Josephine Spencer is right (November 29). The traffic situation in Pitkali Road (and other roads) in Attard is chaotic. Yellow double lines painted at the local council's expense do not seem to mean anything to people who selfishly refuse to walk a...

Josephine Spencer is right (November 29). The traffic situation in Pitkali Road (and other roads) in Attard is chaotic. Yellow double lines painted at the local council's expense do not seem to mean anything to people who selfishly refuse to walk a couple of metres to the shops in the street. Instead they plonk their car, unattended, on corners, in front of drive-ins and garages and in dangerous positions just as long as they are literally in front of the particular shop they will be visiting.

As always, the problem is enforcement. It is impossible to have the continuous presence of traffic wardens but at least regular spot checks will hopefully help improve the situation.

Speaking of wardens, given the pathetic state of council financing nationwide, how are councils supposed to pay the exorbitant fees charged by the private warden service? It is also shameful, that law enforcement has been rendered an on-demand money-making business. Why are local councils forced to use private companies for law enforcement? What happened to community policing?

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