Can the authorities do something regarding the sorry state of the roads around Ta’ Qali? These are in an appalling state of repair and quite dangerous in some places for cyclists, particularly those who use the area as a quiet backwater to learn to cycle.

Ta’ Qali is often popular with cycling families, those using it as part of their fitness training and, in particular, anyone choosing to teach their child or learn themselves how to cycle.

There is also an important economic dimension as Ta’ Qali includes part of the SIBIT cycle tourism route, a potential high yield niche market for Malta.

Unfortunately, the broken road surface and potholed roads do little to promote this.

Significantly, Ta’ Qali is an important resource for those who want to learn to cycle and build up good and well-founded road skills to start commuting as a way of beating the traffic elsewhere.