There’s no such thing as a safe driver

IN response to my letter of March 22, Kevin McCarthy says pedestrians are responsible for their own safety (Letters, April 5).

But there are few safe places to cross the road, even in towns – no footpaths on rural roads and most roads have been widened right up to the ditch or wall, so there are no safe refuges.

Most motorists drive too fast, carelessly and drive blind round bends. The thousands of vehicular collisions that take place every day prove there is no such thing as a safe driver.