Really? Is there anyone out there who does not know this?
Here are my ideas-
1. Make it compulsory for all vehicles to have dipped headlights switched on, day and night.
2. Raise the minimum driving age from 17 to 20.
3. Ban all tractrors, dumptrucks and other slow moving vehicles from 80 km/h & 100 km/h speed limit zones.
4. Make it illegal for intoxicated pedestrians to walk on public roads outside built-up areas.
5. Make it illegal for pedestrians to walk on public roads after lighting up time unless they are wearing appropriate reflective clothing (ie high visibility jacket at a minimum).
6. Ban all motorbikes from public roads.
7. Reintroduce into public policy the distinction between "drink driving" (ie driving after having even one drink) and "drunk driving" (ie driving while in no fit state to control a vehicle). At the moment young people refuse (quite sensibly) to buy the notion that one or two drinks will automatically turn them into killer drivers. Same as they refuse (quite sensibly) to buy the notion that smoking a spliff of taking an e pill will automatically turn them into drug addicts. Hence it is no surprise that they fail to take seriously either road safety or anti-drugs messages.
Btw, none of these ideas would cost anything to implement.[/quote]
May cost nothing to implement but they would cost a fortune to police and policing seems to be the olny way to ensure safe roads - think back to when everyone thought they would get hammered on the penalty points until they discoveredthe gardai don't have hte resources to police them.
BTW - I agree with most of your proposals, tho' how would farmers manage with no tractors allowed on the roads?
I'd add another 2 -
1. A driver would be obliged to pull in to allow any build up (6 other vehicles) of traffic behind them to pass safely - this might discourage the rat race at the end of a series of bends.
2. No overtaking allowed unless you can safely pass the front car i.e. no pulling in between a row of vehicles.