Here we go again; local body politicians grandstanding regarding State Highway 2.

Whilst it's always tragic when someone loses their life on the road, the roads are hardly to blame.

It's not the roads that are dangerous, it's the grossly inexperienced idiot drivers that are.

Cell phones, fiddling with the radio, and a host of other things that people are doing when driving and not paying attention are the main contributors to most of these crashes.

If you cross the centre line or run off the road, for whatever reason, there is a very strong chance you may die, along with your passengers and also the people you run into. Probably worse still, someone will be maimed for life.

Two vehicles approaching each other at 100kph adds up to a 200Kph impact – hardly survivable.

So Mayor Garry Webber, State Highway 2 isn't 'the most dangerous road in NZ”, we just have some of the most dangerous drivers in NZ. Get it right.

P Kelly, Te Puna.