Boy racers zoom around our national blind spot

IN the context of recent media coverage of so many young people dying on Irish roads, I have no doubt the country’s ambivalent attitude to road safety is a major contributory factor.

What do I mean by this?

On the one hand, everyone agrees (parents, motorists, the gardaí, RSA, media) that there are far too many young people dying on Irish roads, that they need to slow down, that more care needs to be taken by these inexperienced young drivers who need more instruction on the responsible use of a car. All of this sounds perfectly well meaning and logical.