People forced to use unsafe cars because of VRT

HAS anyone noticed the worrying trend in the number of small, unsafe cars involved in serious crashes?

Take some recent examples: the woman killed on the old N2 last weekend, the mother killed with her two daughters on the N8, the woman killed on the Limerick bypass, the two male immigrants killed on the N11 and the young woman killed on the M9 in the foggy morning pile-up a short while back.

All were travelling in small cars which were manifestly unsafe in the event of a significant impact, offering precious little protection for the occupants.