Reading the article last week regards older drivers not being very good had me put pen to paper as they say for the first time.

Not sure what age the writer was, but I still drive and now walk a bit more and find ‘zebra crossings' a real danger.

As a pensioner myself I find some young drivers just as bad.

The rules state: Is it Illegal to drive over a Zebra Crossing? ... Putting things as simply as possible, if a pedestrian is waiting at the crossing they have right of way and the driver is obligated to stop. Failure to stop is a traffic violation and can result in a fine and/or points being put on the motorist's license.

The times I have seen drivers just drive pass without stopping.

Sometimes see the driver looking down and assume they are ‘texting' on their phones!

Not looking at the crossing or anybody wishing to cross the road.

Obviously these ‘young' drivers don't know or don't care about this rule.

Maybe one day they may get to a pension age (if they don't die in a car accident first) and remember some of the basic road rules.

John Lim, Papamoa