Man badly injured in road accident

Vick Harris

Jan 3rd 2010, 16:24

Please correct me if i am wrong, but wasen't there a Scottish bus company that employed some Maltese bus drivers and what happend.....they all returned back to Malta why was this can anyone shed some light on this, could it be maybe that they just couldn't keep up with the pace of long journeys or maybe not good enough as drivers? all this seems to go hand in hand with the rest of the comments below.

Peter Aquilina

Jan 3rd 2010, 09:33

In addition to my previous comment to make it simpler to understand..........how would most local drivers in the Maltese Islands fare in their driving "skills" if they were to drive abroad on busy multi-laned motorways, autobahns and freeways at 65 / 70 miles per hour and over for at least a minimum of 2 hours continuous driving ?

victor aquilina

Jan 2nd 2010, 17:41

sorry to say this as I am Maltese origin But driving the Maltese have not a Clue (ok some Maltese who have lived and driven abroad) they really should only be allowed to drive a Donkey and Trap! and even then they would probably crash into a Lamp Post What a load of Bozoz,s we are !!!

Charles Micallef

Jan 2nd 2010, 17:12

By coincidence I was leaving a Restaurant in Xemxija @ around 2am and two land rovers passed racing by which shocked everyone who saw them and a few minutes later there was this accident involving a land rover just a few kilometers away...was this a coincident?

Lawrence DuBois

Jan 2nd 2010, 15:52

I thought when we were in Sicily and in Paris were drivers are a law unto themselves, but i take it all back the Maltese take first prize, they just haven' t got a clue. Period.

Jos Vella

Jan 2nd 2010, 15:42

@Peter Aquilina
If the Maltese Islands were a hundred times larger whilst retaining the same number of cars on the Maltese roads I would say that the rate would be far low; as regards to the 65 / 70 miles limit the present statistics of road accidents are the answer; most of the recent accidents were the result of overspeeding.

JPisani

Jan 2nd 2010, 15:11

Mr/Ms R Pace Bonello, if you want to know how many breathalyzer tests were made by the Police on the road, the answer is ZERO. The breathalyzer equipment that the Mobile Police used to have has been out of order for some months. Anyone who was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol was taken to the Police Headquarters in Floriana.
Please don't try to understand this. It's a matter of MONEY A BIG PROBLEM. And more funnier is that the Police Corps bought new equipment which was put in the main Police District. But this can't be used yet. Still waiting for the law to be updated. Please stop laughing ok!!!!

Asta Lausrsdottir

Jan 2nd 2010, 13:30

Wierd really cause most Maltese and Gozitans are nice people normally, but put them behind the wheel and they are completly different in their attitude towards other road users including pedistrans, they can drive a 4 wheeler but unfortunitly have absolutly NO ROAD SENCE> and thats a one and only draw back in the Maltesers' braines, very limited, we shall never ever hire a car in your country for fear of someone showing off infront of us tourists and in the process causing an accidents, although accidents do happen, but in a small country of yours far too often and too many. Have a safe New Year and learn to live yet another year.

Peter Aquilina

Jan 2nd 2010, 13:22

One wonders what the accident result/ outcome would be if the Maltese Islands were one hundred times larger than their size and the "road" network extended with 65/70 mph limit motorways.

r pace bonello

Jan 2nd 2010, 11:14

Can the Commissioner of Police inform the public how many breathalyser tests, if any, were carried out over the festive season. Were any of the accidents reported due to driving under the influence?