‘Qualified’ drivers are the real road villains

YOUR report on L-drivers (April 26) made for interesting reading. Statistics show they are “responsible for almost one in five fatal crashes”– 18 out of 103 road deaths.

In other words, they are responsible for slightly less than one in five fatal crashes, while four out five are caused by qualified drivers. If we want to cut road deaths, maybe we should be focus on the qualified driver.

I agree with the Garda Assistant Commissioner Kevin Ludlow’s assessment that driving unaccompanied in the first six months with a learner permit should be a no-no. Experience is a vital part of road safety and obviously somebody starting out who is only just learning to control the vehicle lacks that.