Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-17-Speech-2-470"
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"en.20080617.42.2-470"2
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"Pedestrians need to be protected to the utmost. The number of accidents involving pedestrians continues to rise. This may be due to a number of factors. The worst is reckless or drunken driving.
Drivers who cause fatal accidents have to carry the responsibility for their actions. Unfortunately I feel that in my country there are three main factors why pedestrian accidents occur.
First: a large number of drivers have managed to obtain their licence to drive through illicit activities. The Government did not respond adequately when this was uncovered.
Second: the state of many pavements in Malta and Gozo is in a shambles. Even in the twin capitals of Valletta and Victoria the Government has not been able to provide decent pavements. This is shameful.
Third: the courts in Malta are too lenient when sentencing drivers who have caused fatal accidents. It is about time that magistrates sent to prison drivers who have caused the death of third parties through reckless or drunken driving – rather than imposing suspended sentences, which is unheard of in many European countries."@en1
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