Sundays have highest casualty-to-accident ratio

Robert Calafato

Jul 26th 2010, 17:22

And PLEASE, let's install cameras at all the traffic lights. There is a fortune to be made here ! The amount of people running red lights is incredible in this country! Who knows, maybe most of the population is colour blind!

Charles Alamango

Jul 26th 2010, 15:26

Can somebody please inform us the public IF, the MOBILE telephones of the drivers involved in road accidents are being checked??? And I mean checked by an expert who can retrieve information even if the subscriber deletes the details. At the moment due to my nature of work I'm covering about 500 KLMS a week, the number of drivers I see texting or speaking on mobiles is incedible!! Maybe the surveilance cameras may be adapted to record drivers on mobiles?? I'm personally convinced that most of our road accidents are due to driver's attention being distracted by mobile calls and most of all when sending or trying to read text messages.

smifsud

Jul 26th 2010, 15:04

Driving in Malta is like going on a Go Kart Track race with plenty of curves and hills and tight corners and its treated as a fun experience with ur convertible car or these so called small jet cars from japan ,,, "normal drivers" usually try to avoid these idiots but sometimes they end up being the victims of these irresponsible type of drivers ....also Paceville ,Buggibba night clubs have to start being responsible for there actions and as someone said there are no accidents between midnite and 3am ...ok thats because the revellers are drinking between those hours its after they go home things get ugly !!...also the biggest thing is NO RESPECT ON THE ROAD FOR EACH OTHER AND SHORT TEMPERED IMPATIENT DRIVERS KILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLSSS!!!!

Robert Calafato

Jul 26th 2010, 14:38

Let me re-phrase my earlier contribution. How come no one is mentioning the fact that the majority of casualties involve people in the 25 to 39 age bracket?

john fenech

Jul 26th 2010, 14:35

These statistics referring to when and where the accident happened, but the why, is still missing!
The reason (why) the accident occurred is of paramount importance. Then from the complete data – when-where-why, the authorities will be in a better position to implement the corrective action to provide for a safe and efficient road system for all users!

It is a myth that all accidents happened due to over speeding, likewise it is an excuse that accident happen because of lane huggers– they could cause frustration and in extreme cases road rage but accidents happen due to -negligent ,aggressive, arrogant or inexperience attitude. Of course the road condition-lighting-signage and road furniture also contribute to the income of the panel beaters and sprayers.

Car importers are also at fault, since they are importing car models without indicators and to install these state of the art gadgets cost an arm and a leg! By the way, if fog lights are not permitted to be switched then why on- earth several types are imported with the fog lights? Oh, I see in case the owner is to travel in main land Europe- and the indicators?

N.Calleja

Jul 26th 2010, 12:53

@ rferriggi
I think they should ban reckless drivers that are a threat to all law-abiding drivers that are involved innocently because of overspeeding, overtaking and irresponsable 'road-killers'.The points system should be more punishable.

martin saliba

Jul 26th 2010, 12:51

Police should be on the look out for sunday drivers who drive at incredibly slow pace to conserve fuel by coasting . They clogg trafic and cause others to overtake , sometimes dangerously , and cause accidents. Speed dose kill but drivers kill more.

Ramon Casha

Jul 26th 2010, 12:44

"The office said the number of reported traffic accidents grew by 144 in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period of last year"

Can anyone show how the increase in traffic accidents correlates to the introduction of speed cameras?

adrian gatt

Jul 26th 2010, 12:38

It is speed that kills. Slow coaches just drive you mad, bad roads, scrap cars, animals and kids in the roads........ cause accidents. The real killer is speed. Kill speed and you are in more control of what is going on around you when driving. Yesterday my whole family was nearly run over by a maniac in a new mini minor yesterday evening when he just over took a car which stopped at the pedestrian crossing near Torri in Sliema.

Just keep this in mind - speed and road rage kill!! the rest cause accidents

J Abela

Jul 26th 2010, 12:28

The super slow Sunday drivers are to blame. Please introduce speed cameras that give fines to slow coaches!!

Steve Evans

Jul 26th 2010, 12:06

Your not joking! Just spend a night in any of the streets behind the Gzira petrol station and hear the screaching of breaks and bangs, a very dangerous road especially on the weekends and wet weather.

Paul Barrett

Jul 26th 2010, 12:03

It is interesting to note the lower rate of accidents between midnight and 3am which is contrary to my pre-conceived belief of "drink driving" being the main cause of serious accidents.
Taking that into account we are left with the conclusion that the majority of accidents must be due to other reasons; impatience, arrogance, lack of attention/concentration, driving too close (not obeying the "two second rule"), road rage and lack of courtesy spring to mind. Failing that we have of course the badly designed roads; lack of, faded or illogical road markings; wrong size, badly placed, misleading or missing sign posts; sunken drain covers and last but by no means not least, the odd hole in the road.
Every trip is an adventure and the surprise is to arrive at your destination without incident.

r ferriggi

Jul 26th 2010, 11:38

get rid of the slow coaches on our roads which clogg up everywhere, block the fast lanes, cause accidents due to obligatory over taking.

fine or ban these road sluggards once and for all.

the famous maltese sunday drivers with their hand out of the window.