Hair-raising bus journey to Manikata

Just before the end of our recent holiday in Malta I was intrigued to read the letter from a correspondent regarding "driving" in Malta.

I would wholeheartedly agree with her sentiments and would urge that steps be taken to "retrain" some of the bus drivers.

One experience we had was on the No 47. The driver had two mobile phones and on leaving Valletta he used first one and then the other.

As we neared Mosta he began to send a text message. He continued texting all through Mosta even when negotiating roundabouts and sharp bends. On two occasions he almost hit oncoming cars as the bus was edging over the white line.

On the stretch of road between Mosta and Mġarr the bus was travelling at about 60 plus miles per hour although we could not check as the speedometer was not working.

All the passengers were holding on tightly to the seats as were two ticket inspectors. Again he was texting.

When we got to Manikata he drove the bus through the village as if he was on an Alpine rally. The journey, scheduled to take 40-45 minutes, was completed in less than 25 minutes.

Yes please do something about the driving. If we wanted to go on a rollercoaster we would go to the fairground. We come to Malta to enjoy this beautiful and friendly island and we would like to travel around it in safety, not to be scared out our wits!