Dangerous choices on our roads.FIVE people dead in the space of 28 hours on our roads. Three others critically injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. and four more hurt in car crashes - in less than two days. But behind this frightening list are shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. families who today will be trying to cope with the tragic loss of their loved ones. If careless speed-demon drivers only got a glimpse of these families' grief they might think twice about putting the foot to the floor or taking that dangerous chance at overtaking o·ver·take tr.v. o·ver·took , o·ver·tak·en , o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes 1. a. To catch up with; draw even or level with. b. To pass after catching up with. 2. on a bad road. TV campaigns, speed cameras and cops don't seem to be driving the message home. If people looked behind the statistics - 78 dead on our roads so far this year - then maybe they would pay more heed. For the only figure that matters is the speed on our dial - a figure that will save, instead of take, a life. |
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