I refer to Mr Battistino’s letter. In 2006 I was the only traffic management consultant actively working with the ADT (Transport Malta’s predecessor) even though I was junior to Major Peter Ripard, who had many other arrows in his quiver.

I was asked by the then CEO to rationalise the road signage on the Salina/Naxxar road. I did so and had 40 redundant signs removed, leaving the important ones in place. All the signage has been replaced, in a larger size.

My complaint, which has been belittled by the current crop of Transport Malta experts, was, among other things, that the signage we printed in the October 23 issue of the Motoring supplement showed a ‘road narrows’ sign, and on the same pole a two-way road sign with the message board showing that it all starts in 100 metres.

This is nonsense, as the two-way road had already started some distance before the sign.

I am happy to repeat that placing too many signs close together is foolish because it is impossible for a driver approaching at anything like the legal maximum speed to read all the signs in safety. If Transport Malta would research the subject they would then begin to understand road signage, my one-time serious forte, and all motorists would be able to put their trust in whatever signage was in place.

I have already congratulated Transport Malta for the carriageway markings that now make night-time travel down the Salina/Naxxar road much safer.

If the San Pawl tat-Tarġa hill is so dangerous, why was there a motor hill climb there recently? Obviously there must be some sort of contradiction, as racing cars travel far faster than normal cars.