>Latest news on metric speed limits in Ireland. >Reduced speed limits could save lives, cut casualties
>If the Minister for Transport really wants to cut carnage on Irish roads, he >should redefine the 30 m.p.h. speed limit as 30 k.p.h., argues Frank >McDonald, Environment Editor This confirms my worst fears. Frank McDonald is a virulent anti-motorist bigot, and regularly supports any form of regulation that causes disruption for the private motorist (where else in the world would you have 24 hour bus lanes when we don't have 24 hour buses). One of his articles was entitled "Time to Turn off the Motor Car", conveniently forgetting that if even a large fraction of our motorists attempted to use what must be one of the worst public transport systems in Europe (which even by American standards is abysmal), it would simply grind to a halt. Of course, Frank McDonald doesn't have any children that need to be ferried around to football, music or any other extra-school activities. It is also easy to extol the virtues of the bus and the evils of the car when one lives in a trendy apartment downtown and works 300 m away in the Irish Times. The anti-motorist agenda has thoroughly infiltrated local government in Dublin (which is completely undemocratic, as the unelected County Managers have all the power), and it looks like the metrication changeover will be used as another opportunity to bash the motorist, which will probably generate the first real anti-metric sentiment in this country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Wade, EuroKom | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (all domain mailers). Dale House | X400: g=tom;s=wade;o=eurokom;p=eurokom;a=eirmail400;c=ie 30, Dale Road | Tel: +353 (1) 278-7878 Stillorgan | Fax: +353 (1) 278-7879 Co Dublin | Disclaimer: This is not a disclaimer Ireland | Tip: "Friends don't let friends do Unix !"
