Updated: Truck smashes into confectionery - Cabin tilted forward before crash

Carmel Saliba

Jul 22nd 2009, 06:26

And still in Gozo no speed camera. Apart from speed cameras there is the need cameras to control traffic parking in core areas.

In this accident there were no trees involved.

Mario Azzopardi

Jul 21st 2009, 17:49

would like to urge those citizens who value their lives and those of their dear ones to air their views on these blogs. Speed cameras, roundabouts, sleeping policeman or live ones, wardens etc. What we all need is road safety and protection from maniacal drivers who have no regard to the safety of life or property. I am sincerely urging the authorities that be to create a national policy for road safety. On all roads, at all times: night or day!!!

raymond cutajar

Jul 21st 2009, 14:10

However may I point a consideration _____ all similar cabins have a safety catch as a secondary assurance and in many cases also coupled by a warning lampwhich clearly indicates that the main cabin lock is not engaged a loose cabin can easily be felt during driving even if either the warning lamp is not functioning due to a fault
. Whatever is the case there was either the the main lock faulty --or the "secondary" safety lock faulty or the driver was not properly aware of the equipement/ truck he was handling had some form of a particular fault which he should had been warned about till proper repairs are dealt with at the earliest opportunity though a complete seperate tie down system should Always had been used if the latter was the case such as a metal chain which can bear such stresses as encountered by such forces .
I wish I had the opportunity to elaborate on other similar cases of abuse but the powers of this country are absolutely of could not care attitude as long as they can do their own and only thing

Nick Galea

Jul 21st 2009, 14:08

I agree with Chris Pollard the parking outside Maypole is a joke! it is so dangeruous as u cannot see anything as there are so many cars parked....my Q is if it is so blatant and everyone knows it how come u never see a warden?how much r they paid to keep away?

James formosa

Jul 21st 2009, 13:41

Cabin not latched on properly + extremely bumpy road = cabin tilted forward > lost control > CRASH!!! So when you mix human error/ irresponsibility with Maltese road conditions(shameful & horrendous) you get accidents. Nothing to do with speed cameras - eventhough these have helped in some areas.

Alexander Xerri

Jul 21st 2009, 13:37

This accident could have been avioded if vehicle involved was a bit more modern. Modern trucks have better braking performance, anti titling cab locks (3 in line) and the most of all is that vehicles can have their speed limiter device set at the desired speed by the local authorites. Vehicle involved has none of these funtions and could easily have more than 25 years of service. Ghal Malta kollox jaddi our truckers say !! This is the result of the saying......

People always ask for speed cameras but the real solution is that fast drivers need to have their speed limiter device reduced by the transport Authority or withdrawal of driving licence.

Roderick Mangion

Jul 21st 2009, 12:26

A great thank you goes to the two angels Dr. J. Joslin and Dr. M. Spiteri of the civil protection. I wish the authorities will appriciate the great work these two doctors are doing with all the injured people when an accident like this happen. They save many lives mine is one of them Thank you from the heart keep it up guys, both of you have a place ready in Heaven.

Joseph Borg

Jul 21st 2009, 11:42

@keith Davis

I completely dont agree with you and agree with what salvu is saying. Almost all the medical staff (apart from one nurse and one doctor) which included at least 2 nurses, a driver and a porter, HAD NO HELMETS and they where very clearly in the danger zone. These personell included a "doctor" who was first brought back by his shirt to move back by another nurse and than pushed back by another doctor cause he was too busy taking care of his digital camera rather than taking care of himself!!!.

The first thing in first aid is safety to yourself!!! so everyone near a danger zone SHOULD BE WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT....FULL STOP

It is not a matter of practice its a matter of SAFETY!

Who is responsible if any of these persons get injured? are the staff provided with such equiment? If so, why aren't they using it? Maybe the quality of the Protective equipment provided is not up to standards? or they just don't care about themselves?

Department of health please note!!! learn from CPD!!ALL members where using the protective equipment, even those who were not directly involved in the operation!

C. Weitze

Jul 21st 2009, 10:42

@ C. Falzon:

I agree with you 100% on what you wrote about speed cameras in Malta. It is absolutely ridiculous to be warned before by various signs and - as all of us agree here: these are the only places in Malta where drivers actually drive in accordance with the law.

In Hamburg for example the police have a lot of movable "speed-flashers", as they call them. These cameras are often fixed in private patrol cars, which look pretty much like normal cars, but are equipped with everything needed to catch reckless drivers. The cars are then strategically placed and moved around the city on a daily basis.

The only warning that you might get about the where abouts of these hidden speed cameras is from drivers that were caught/almost caught, who then inform the local radio stations.

I can assure you that this system works well. Speeding is extremely expensive and in case somebody doesn't want to learn from his/her mistakes, there are quite effective means of law enforcement: from temporary suspended driving licenses all the way to re-doing the driving license.

However, we are in Malta .....

Andrew Barberi

Jul 20th 2009, 23:19

Iklin has in recent years become the 'short cut' for all types of vehicles, be them big or small to get to Naxxar from B'Kara or vice versa. One road in Iklin which is literally as busy as a bypass but is in fact much narrower is Erin Serrachino Street which from the round about in the bypass close to the mobile telephony outlet takes you up hill to Naxxar/San Gwann etc. Cars/Buses/Trucks (despite signs banning heavy vehicles from entering) by the hundreds pass from this residential road daily to get to Naxxar, some even at excessive speeds, instead of opting to use the B'Kara bypass towards the Lija roundabout. Of course, this last route is shorter, however takes up more time because of the bottle neck close to the Lija Cemetery and therefore drivers opt to use the residential roads in Iklin to get to Naxxar. Iklin deserves a better traffic management system! Our residential roads are no high way!

Jacqueline Agius

Jul 20th 2009, 21:32

If the cabin tilted forward before the crash it means that the cabin was not properly locked. The driver couldnt do anything. These kind of trucks or any trucks that have tilting cabins should be carfeully checked whether the cabin is properly lock especially when cabins have been tilted so repairs can be done under for example mechanical repairs this is to prevent excidents like this to happen again. At work we do double checks to see that the cabin is properly locked even if works havent been taken under the cabin. The truck looks well taken care off otherwise it can only be too much bumping on the roads have damaged the cabin lock and the cabin tilted, but its appears more likely to be a simple matter of an unlocked cabin.

Keith Davis

Jul 20th 2009, 19:36

@Salvu

Only those that are reaching possible danger need to wear protection gear.
Those who are in assistance outside the danger zone are not required to do so.

In such situations besides taking care of safety standards, one also needs to be practical.

Louis Bartoli

Jul 20th 2009, 19:13

@Raphael Carabott
It would be interesting to know how many tickets were issued for double parking in that corner, on the strength of the CCTV camera, as up to a few weeks ago it was there just to decorate the pole, as it was not functioning. As regards heavy vehicles passing through, they seem to be immune as whenever Wardens are around they only concentrate on parking. The Local Council is more interested in putting up Time Controlled Parking signs, which were put up without any consultation with the residents. What the residents want more than anything else are traffic diversions away from the centre of Iklin and speed calming devices.

Steve Mizzi

Jul 20th 2009, 19:01

Speed Cameras do NOT reduce traffic accidents, they just increase pollution by forcing motorists to decelerate on approaching and accelerate once more, especially if the authorities persist in placing them in a location convenient to the operator, rather than an actual accident black spot as is the case of the ones in the St. Venera Tunnels (Black Spot: Msida Bridge) .

Anyway, all these comments by "traffic experts" are based on assumptions, no one knows what happened, if as it is being stated the Cabin tilted before the accident, no amount of speed cameras, sleeping policemen, rumble strips or bofors artillery would have avoided this incident.

On the other hand regular maintenance might have done the trick.

Going back to the speed camera issue, I strongly believe that more accidents are caused by the selfish brigade (who are mostly in favour of speed cameras) who persist on driving on the outside lane at 40 Km/h or less then excessive speed. THE OUTSIDE LANE IS FOR OVERTAKING ONLY.

Fabian Brincat Snr.

Jul 20th 2009, 18:58

@ Mr. Salvu Azzopardi

Very simple !! Because safety in Malta is only by accident !!

Galea. L

Jul 20th 2009, 18:40

p.s.
That truck should not even have been coming down that street. See the posting by Raphael Carabott

C Falzon

Jul 20th 2009, 18:22

From the update it turns out that the cause of the accident was the cabin coming unlatched. I don't think blaming this on a pothole is reasonable - these things are meant to withstand more than a few bumps in the road - even a head on collision.
The unlatching could be just an unfortunate mechanical failure but could also be the result of negligence or even worse a reckless decision to leave something unrepaired. Hopefully an inquiry will determine that.

About speed cameras, I agree that there should be speed cameras and they can reduce accidents considerably however not in the way they are implemented here in Malta (and also most of Europe). What I find ridiculous is the prominent warnings that there is a speed camera ahead. It seems to give the message that you only have to drive at a safe speed if there is a camera that will see you. The cameras should be hidden and (as far as practicable) moved to different random places every now and then. That way you have to drive safely all the time not just when there is a sign.

Connie Mollicone

Jul 20th 2009, 18:15

This might have happened due to a mechanical fault but when a young lad smashed through our garage door and destroyed everything that was in the garage, just up the road, that wasn't a technical fault!!! Luckily no one was standing outside or inside the garage! This was not the first accident, we,neighbours have stopped counting the accidents!! We informed the Local Council and the Mayor of these accidents and some have been serious, even life threatening. Heavy vehicles are not allowed down Valley Road, - they never stop, especially on Saturdays, when I complained with the Mayor he asked me to take the registration numbers- since when do we have to do the wardens job.! The wardens fine for overtaking downhill but not the heavy vehicles . This is the situation in Triq il Wied Geromo Abos Street, perhaps this time it will be taken seriously.

David Cassar

Jul 20th 2009, 17:47

This street is a disaster in the making! Vehicles just fly down from Naxxar to the B'kara bypass at all times, day and night. It is a matter of time before a tragic accident will convince the powers in being to take action. Possible solutions are mulitiple : speed cameras, traffic calmers, warden monitoring (not just parking tickets!!), distributiion of traffic flow away from residential areas, etc. Missing element is concrete action to solve this endemic traffic hazard on Geranimo Abos street. A street that is being used as a bypass at "bypass" traffic volume speed!!!!!!

Anthony Cassar

Jul 20th 2009, 17:28

I agree that a lot of people, slow down at camera point and then speed up again, but at least the cameras are doing their work. There is an alternative to resolve this issue. There are various companies in Malta that offer satellite monitoring. If this will be obligatory from the state, this entails installing a device in each vehicle, and if the speed is exceeded, this same device can report to the satellite and a fine will be issued. Pretty simple, no speed cameras, no slow-downs and speed-ups again. The only issue that might exist is Data Protection, as this might go against the privacy of the citizens.

stephen farrugia

Jul 20th 2009, 17:19

" Rescuers had to cut through the wreckage to reach the driver- a 32-year-old Libyan - who is being treated in hospital" Can someone please explain?

TRW O'Neill

Jul 20th 2009, 17:09

With regards to causes of accidents, why do the Police & Wardens, allow heavy lorries loaded with stones & soil , to be driven over the roads, covered with flimsy green netting, so that stones & soil spill onto the roads when a lorry hits a bump? Green netting is suitable to stop the suns rays from damaging items, but not strong enough to hold heavy boulders & aggregate onto lorries. There is a lot of spillage caused by the lack of sheeting or the use of flimsy materials.. Drivers should be halted when sighted, the firms employing them should be forced to provide heavy duty Canvas to keep loads secure. But it appears that the Police & Wardens are unaware that it is a CRIME to allow spillage onto the road.

Arthur Vella

Jul 20th 2009, 17:03

A accident like this had already happened at San Gwann about 15 years ago, but it was a car, which killed a women and it went in a confectionery as well called( Well done)

Carina

Jul 20th 2009, 16:43

I live in a road where most of the traffic are heavy vehicles of all sorts. The speed at which they travel would make a normal car overturn never mind such vehicles. When we asked the Naxxar local council to do something about this, as the area is residential, their answer was this: Sleeping policeman are against the law and speed cameras are too expensive to install bar in main roads! I have yet to see a warden stop one of them to give them a speeding ticket.

salvu azzopardi

Jul 20th 2009, 16:35

can anyone explain why some medical staff are not even wearing a helmet ????

J Dingli

Jul 20th 2009, 16:03

If this had happened in the morning....it would have been worse. Children wait for their school buses at that exact spot and the shop would be filled with customers. At least no one got died. They should have put a speed camera before someone got injured.

Mario Azzopardi

Jul 20th 2009, 16:02

@J Farrugia: no problem mate I will pay for your speed ticket but you will pay for the funeral of each and everyone who is killed through high speed.And you can also pay for the hospital costs mate.

v vella

Jul 20th 2009, 16:00

The only problem I see with speed cameras is that they are not being placed where they are required they are being placed where the company supplying them on profit sharing basis makes the most cash. Speed cameras should be operated by the goverment , with the revenue going to the goverment, that way they will be placed where they would be most effective.Should someone reply that it is the ADT that decides where to place the speed camersa I would reply as to who was manageing the ADT up tp a few days ago.Dr Gatt you are a serious man, a reputable minister, and I believe a man of integrity, so please do not let others lead you astray.

A J Mercieca

Jul 20th 2009, 15:57

Apart from possible speed, there is the fact that the road leading to the round-about, in the direction of the mentioned store, is in very bad shape. Breaking on a road that has several un-flat and slippery surfaces can cause any vehicle (bike, car or truck) to loose control or cause damage to such a vehicle (possible reason for the cabin to have tilted forward). Obviously the weight of the truck would not have helped such a situation.
The CCTV camera will hopefully contribute to this incident. Till now it never really did anything to deter bad parking and double parking offenders, as coming out of the side road near the mentioned store is still an accident waiting to happen.
Arranging such roads will at least lessen a few things from the many that can possibly go wrong while on the road.

Peter Axisa

Jul 20th 2009, 15:50

It seems you all missed out on what really seems to have gone wrong. "Cabin tilted forward before crash". Can any of you
imagine controlling a truck with the cabin tilted forward? If this were the case, a dozen speed cameras would not have
controlled this accident.

Charles Micallef

Jul 20th 2009, 15:47

It is about time that some of the bloggers start to talk sense.

The driver told the Police on site that the reason he lost control is because the cabin was not latched on properly to the chassis after some engine maintenance work!

I drive up and down that road approximately 4 times a day and AS USUAL the drivers who are anti speed cameras and do not want to obey the speed limits zoom up and down this road like nobody's business.

When are we going to learn that excessive speed in any shape or form KILLS!

The number of street cowboys on our roads who are not prepared to drive behind you and want to make sure that they are the car in front of the queue is growing daily and then they constantly moan about the street cameras and other traffic management and street calming devices!

Mario Azzopardi

Jul 20th 2009, 15:44

@J Farrugia. I live down the street from where the accident occurred. In the middle of the night I can here speed fiends passing in a built up area at more than 80 Kmph. A speed camera will avoid something similar happening. These irresponsible drivers can be heard roaring down Iklin Valley towards Geromino Abos street at times when no warden is in sight. In other countries speed cameras are present in strategic areas or else a policemen will patrol the area a random time intervals. So if no speed camera can the Police Commissioner please note these irregularities and sen officers at random interval at night to patrol the area for example at 2 am.

Sandro Pace

Jul 20th 2009, 15:30

All I can say is that I live near a busy stretch of road, which may tantalise one to speed excessively, and the moment a speed camera was installed, the number of screeching breaks and even bumps we used to here, decreased considerably.

I am not referring to this particular case, but in general. As Mr. Edward Demicoli said, correctly placed, and with realistic speeds, they can save accidents, and if they do happen, they save lives. Cause the impact will be less. (unfortunately motorcycles are a different matter).

Of course, nothing is 100% guaranteed. But cash-cows or not, there can not be speed anarchy on our roads.

Charles Sammut

Jul 20th 2009, 15:12

"the truck driver's cabin tilted forward as the truck was coming downhill towards Birkirkara. "

The cabin probably came unlatched after the truck hit a bump in the road. That's where the local council should start.

C. Weitze

Jul 20th 2009, 15:08

Isn't it incredible how certain people are outing themselves indirectly in this blog?

Those who are against speed cameras and law envorcement on the road seem to be the same that mistake their vehicle for a Ferrari and the Maltese roads for the race course in Monte Carlo....

Noel Enriquez

Jul 20th 2009, 14:20

Just for the pro-speed camera lobby, last week's motorbike fatality occurred a few metres from a speed camera. A life was sadly lost regardless of the speed camera. Besides, I question, how is a speed camera supposed to stop a truck (or even a pushchair for all that matters) from rolling downhill??

C. Weitze

Jul 20th 2009, 14:19

About two years ago, I was crossing the road near Maypole together with my two children when a driver of a mini van coming down the hill and crossing the round about without even taking under consideration that there might be traffic coming from the right, was honking his horn agressively to make us rush over the street.

Whilst pushing my kids to safety I remained on the street, thus forcing the driver to stop to give him a hell of a lot of my mind. I guess this particular driver, who had small children on his van (!), will never forget me - nor will I ever forget him, who just stared at me in disbelieve with his mouth open, but unable to say one word.

Generally speaking and since I am shopping regularly from Maypole, I can only confirm the reckless speeding of cars hitting the round about. So I am not surprised at all about today's accident.

It is time for some serious action, and if this mean to install another speed camera, than ADT has my blessing!

James Aguis

Jul 20th 2009, 14:11

@ Alex Tonna

This was one accident of tens and tens of other accidents FYI. This particular one might have been the cause of a mechanical fault, but others weren't...and for that I'm sure. So what you are judging to "bla bla bla..." is not totally the case.

Even the way traffic is managed within Iklin, for instance the cars coming out of Iklin from near Maypole, is very dangerous as that is purely a blind corner. That should be a road of cars incoming Iklin, not Vice versa!

Long story short...local council should take some action on this!!

Michael Vella

Jul 20th 2009, 14:08

If it were up to some people we would have a new speed camera in every location a crash happens. Amusing really!

Alex Tonna

Jul 20th 2009, 13:37

Did anyone here even consider that all this may have happened due to a mechanical fault?
After a incident like this, our usual "do-gooders" and "speed-camera afficionados" relish the opportunity to shout out " I told you so .. .bla bla bla .. a life is worth . . bla bla bla . .. ..
Get real guys, if we were to put up a speed camera on every site that witnessed a serious accident, then we probably need to install these cash-cows at every corner, of every street, of every town in Malta & Gozo.
Let us all thank God that in this particular incident no one was fatally injured !

Raphael Carabott

Jul 20th 2009, 13:22

With reference to this traffic accident, i no heavy vehicles are allowed to drive down Iklin Valley Road and Geronimo Abos Street. Therefore apart from the unfortunate accident, the driver may have been driving in contravention as traffic signs installed up the hill, prohibit heavy vehicles to pass through. Furthermore the Joint Committee has a CCTV camera installed in the area and the footage of the accident including the impact with the confectionery’s main door is being processed for further Police investigations. Regarding the installation of a Speed camera, it was turn downed by the Joint Committee way back in 2005.

Raphael Carabott
Authorised Officer

The Birkirkara Joint Committee
for the Regional Law Enforcement,
Public Order and Local Tribunal.

http://www.bkr-jointcommittee.com

Matthew Scerri

Jul 20th 2009, 13:09

I wonder how a speed camera would have managed to stop a truck if, say, its brakes failed?

D Farrugia

Jul 20th 2009, 13:06

Dear All,
Instead blaming it fair and square on the driver and excessive speed, did anyone consider that the truck might have had a hydrolic break failure???? I could not imagine and God forbid anyone of you suffering a break failure while driving, and the warm hearted individuals herewith commenting accuse you before trial of excessive speed and reckless driving!!
Come on all of you, wait for the facts before commenting.

J Farrugia

Jul 20th 2009, 13:03

Mario Azzopardi - If the truck, any vehicle for this matter, looses its hydraulics or braking system, speed cameras or not, the same accidents will occur. Nothing will stop accidents from occurring. So please don't make us laugh. A speed camera in that particular place is useless, as they are useless in other places. Vehicles go slow when approaching these cameras and then career at heavy speed as soon as the are off limits from the speed cameras. So where's the juice mate? These speed cameras are nothing but money guzzlers and you are the only person in malta who wants speed cameras. Next time I get a ticket you will have to pay it for me, agreed?

Fabrizio Gatt

Jul 20th 2009, 12:59

Tal-Biża meta tkun qieghed hdejn il-cash u tara trakk enormi dieħel ħdejk. Ġieli inkun hemm imma inzertajt bla xogħol illum. Ħdejn il bieb hemm il-cash għalekk jekk kien hemm dak il que tas soltu ajma hej. Mr Dalli għamlilna Speed Camera hemmekk!!

david borda

Jul 20th 2009, 12:55

All this talk about speed cameras! Did it cross anyone's mind whether the truck had faulty breaks? If so who certified the truck to be road worthy? Does a fatality have to occur to tighten up regulations?

duncan Tanti

Jul 20th 2009, 12:43

ms cutajar ,.the way some drivers come downhill is terrifying and its not just one serious accident.just ask the people who live there about the amount of accidents in that road.And mr formosa the camera there is just for the parking not for speed.

Mario Azzopardi

Jul 20th 2009, 12:36

We have repeatedly asked Mr Dalli (mayor) for a speed camera but his reply is that there are no funds available. A life costs much more than a speed camera Mr Dalli. a resignation is in order.

Adrian Borg

Jul 20th 2009, 12:32

I could not believe it when I saw the video! Full speed ahead into the confectionery. Not even a kamikaze planned attack would have centred so much the used vehicle into its target.

Edward Demicoli

Jul 20th 2009, 12:32

Speed cameras might be unpopular but if placed in the right roads they are life savers. I live up the road from where this accident happened and i have seen a number of similar accidents in this road. Excessive speed is used by motorists coming downhill. A speed camera here is a necessity. The suggestion that sleeping policemen should be used is ridiculous. Sleeping policemen should only be used in side roads not in a main road, and even there they should conform to the law ( I doubt whether there is a single sleeping policemen that conforms right now). Let's be serious please.

Jonathan Portelli

Jul 20th 2009, 12:31

Good to hear that nobody was seriously injured.......a speedy recovery to those involved.

As for some comments: -
As many may know, there already is a CCTV camera on site to photo and issue tickets to those parked illegally around the roundabout and curbs. The idea of adding a warden there is good in principle but I feel that they will only make matters worse because I am sure that instead of assisting traffic flow, the warden would take the opportunity to hide away somewhere and pounce on the opportunity to issue a ticket or two.

Believe me I am talking from experience. Just last week I was exiting a basement level supermarket parking lot and just as soon as my car's wheels touched the road surface, a traffic warden came out of nowhere (he was carefully hidden behind some parked cars) to stop me and fine me for not wearing a seatbelt! ...............Ok Ok, I admit my mistake and will pay the fine, but COME ON - is there nothing more productive for traffic warden to do except hide away near a supermarket's carpark exit ??

I rest my case!

Joe Sammut (Ta' Harbat)

Jul 20th 2009, 12:21

Speed cameras on this stretch of downhill road isn't going to pacify speeding traffic. What the residents need here are another decent set of (those notoriously unpopular) sleeping policemen, or call them traffic-calmers.

Am not either suggesting that firm MAYPOLE CONFECTIONERS erect US Embassy type bollards, like those installed in Floriana on St. Anne's Street, but .... something preventive needs to be done.

On another tack, here's hoping some smart alec decides to recheck the VRT-paperwork and the VRT garage of where that vehicle was last serviced and tested.

Hats off to the CPD and Mater Dei ER staff on site too, not forgetting the cops too.

James Aguis

Jul 20th 2009, 12:21

@E J Formosa

That camera is to control the parking not speed!!

E J Formosa

Jul 20th 2009, 12:09

@ Alexia Cutajar; Duncan Tanti.
That particular area is already controlled by the Iklin Local Council's CCTV! Instead of installing more cameras I suggest whoever is concerned to start doing his job. While do we always have to wait for serious accidents to do something! We have rules and laws in place but nobody bothers to enforce.

Mark Vella

Jul 20th 2009, 11:55

I think it about time that everybody slows down from this fast paced rate, where barely anybody takes notice of the consequences of our actions.

I'm not referring to this incident per se, but now a days, everybody is a race against time, and this face paced life is causing a lot of incidents and in some cases losses of lifes.

Lets try to be a little more aware people.....

Hope we won't have more accidents as the saga in the last two weeks has been something exceptional.

James Aguis

Jul 20th 2009, 11:50

Hope none of the employees nor clientele were injured!

Mr. Anthony Dalli, mayor or Iklin, and his council members should be thinking really well by now, to implement measures that control the speed limit of Triq Geronimo Abos. There has been a series of accidents in this particular road, and NOTHING has been done. There was one last week too...!! Some of which were so close to being fatal.

Its time Mr. Dalli!

Joss Galea

Jul 20th 2009, 11:49

Double parking is a thing selfish and inconsiderate people do! and when you ask them to moive the car because you cannot pass...some of them arrogantly tell you...."I only need a minute so I can buy ....". Not to mention that they pretend to skip the que just because they are breaking the law and are double parked!!!!

Alexia Cutajar

Jul 20th 2009, 11:45

I couldn't not reply to Mr Tanti's comment re: introducing a speed camera in this road. Does one really think that we actually need yet another ridiculous speed camera causing unneccesary traffic jams to our already nightmarish roads. Just because there was what seems to be a quite serious accident this morning we do not yet know the cause of such accident, so dear Mr. Tanti please do refrain from giving the ADT any brighter ideas to introduce AND i tell you again yet another ridiculous speed camera. Last but not least may i remind you that all drivers must slow down whether willing or not due to the roundabout on site. Therefore such accidents are likely to occur due to negligence or some severe mechanical error.

Victor Mintoff

Jul 20th 2009, 11:42

You're definitely right in both cases!!! Let's hope action is taken NOW.

raphael stafrace

Jul 20th 2009, 11:32

hope none of the staff got seriously injured,they are great poeple and know there job well.what a way to start the week.

Christopher Pollard

Jul 20th 2009, 11:25

While not wishing to make any unwarranted remarks about this particular accident I would like to say that this roundabout has become a glorified parking space for the two local bakeries. It makes it very difficult to spot traffic approaching the roundabout from the other roads.

Another "accident waiting to happen" is outside the bakery and fish shop in the main road through St Paul's Bay where double parking is the norm rather than the exception - why not post a permanent warden there to assist traffic flow?

duncan Tanti

Jul 20th 2009, 11:24

Thank go nobody was killed. That is one road where a speed camera is definitely needed. Get well soon to the staff injured and the person stuck in the truck, to all the staff of maypole thanks for what you do with us.staff tal genn.