The Road Toll
Sir,—“Five hundred persons, our relations, friends and neighbours, .will die on
the roads before Christmas.” This writing by Varian Wilson on the wall yesterday is a good reminder of what puts the record up, that strange lack of thought “it can’t happen to me,” only to my relations, friends and neighbours. Passengers are only too aware of what can happen, but a driver often appears to imagine he is immortal. By waking up and learning how to face mortality of his own he could become keen to save his skin to the benefit of all. Francis Chichester knows he is facing the possibility of death on his journey, but his preparations, selfappraisement and skill reduce the odds. A motorist could benefit likewise by knowing not only the ropes but himself. It does no good slating the authorities at every turn. Traffic officers cannot create Utopia any more than can policemen.—Yours, etc., A. B. CEDARIAN. January 24, 1967.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31277, 25 January 1967, Page 12
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