The media is full of reports about statistics being up, being down. Well, in 1998 a little over 9000 people died on our roads in the year. In 2004, over 12 200 died - so it would seem comparing one December to the next makes little sense when overall they continue to climb. Its carnage out there. On last years stats it means 35 people a day died - every single bloody day of the year. And the media focus on a kidnapping here, a murder there. People travel overseas and tell the most horrendous crime stories etc. This countries biggest problem is not crime - it's the state of the roads. Sort that out and you will not have to worry about how to revamp the Road Accident Fund!
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Thursday 05-Jan-06
