A dash with ice

THE greatest cause of danger on our roads has not been the ice and snow, but the outbreak of mass hysteria among commuters which seems to accompany any spell of harsh weather.

Having witnessed this in Dublin last Wednesday, when thousands of people fled their workplaces from 2pm onwards, I can come to no other conclusion. What possessed people to believe a frantic dash home in the early afternoon was likely to be any safer than the usual journey in the early evening? All the grit under the stars could not compensate for this irrational behaviour.

Barry Walsh