In reply to A. McNeill (December 7), we agree with some of your conclusions but have to disagree with others.

My partner and I agree that the speed limit must be lowered to save lives - if the laws of physics were applied and obeyed, death by impact could be obviated.

The dangers from speed increase exponentially and relate to the capability of each driver.

I personally admit I am a bad road driver, and cancelled my licence several years ago because I was a menace to others despite many years and a lot of experience (I’m an army-trained motorcyclist, the winner of an international motorcycle sand race and have used both three and four-wheeled ATVs on a hill farm).

Having seen and been driven by “born” drivers, I rated myself mediocre and, as I aged, my reflexes slowed and my inattention increased.

We must remove dangerous drivers by stricter policing and, if possible, by the issue of dash cameras to volunteer, professional, full-time drivers who would record and report dangerous driving.

B Young, Plummers Point.