I have just returned from a wonderful holiday in Malta and wish to say how welcoming I found the Maltese.

My only concern was the horrendous standard of driving on the island - the worst I have seen in any other part of the world.

I think every driver tried to overtake me when I drove within the speed limits.

On one occasion when I was travelling at 65km I was overtaken by a car with a young girl driving and she was also being overtaken by another driver who clipped the offside wall! On another occasion as I was approaching Mellieħa entering the road junction a dust cart overtook me at very high speed, well in excess of 60 km, yet could go nowhere - he just had to be in front.

On one 8km journey I saw 14 death memorials that equates to almost two deaths per km, yet in the UK I only know of three deaths in my area in the last 20 years.

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