Lives are being put at risk as drivers blatantly ignore the rules of the road, according to Senator Michael Dunkley.The Shadow National Security Minister has hit out at drivers who are repeatedly breaking the law as they travel across the Island.Senator Dunkley highlighted speeding, drink-driving and using cellphones when driving as the Island’s biggest road safety issues.Speaking in the Senate, he urged everyone to “slow down and take care” on the Island’s roads, especially over the Cup Match weekend.Sen Dunkley said: “We are continuing with a downward spiral of disobeying the rules of the road.“Some standards are really deteriorating on our roads. Speeding is out of control.“It’s unbelievable how often laws are being broken.“We all see examples of bad driving on a daily basis and it seems to be getting worse.“We can all do better than what we are doing now. It’s a matter of safety.”Sen Dunkley said he was “sick and tired” of bad driving habits “constantly being brought to my attention”.He mentioned that he’d heard how some motorists “purposely speed up” when they are passing the flashing speed sign near the Whitney Institute on Middle Road. He said: “It’s like a game, they seem to speed through to see how fast they can get the speed to show up.”He added that he didn’t see the point of speeding saying: “It’s a small island, we are still going to get to where we want to go.”Sen Dunkley also told the Senate how he had recently been forced to swerve out of the way of an oncoming car on the wrong side of the road on a corner on Middle Road. He said the driver of the other car was texting on his cellphone and “a serious accident very nearly occurred”.Sen Dunkley brought up the subject of road safety in a motion to adjourn speech in the Senate on Monday and said: “Things have to change”.He said he appreciated the police were doing a good job and urged drivers to take it upon themselves to “exercise caution”.Sen Dunkley said: “Let’s all enjoy Cup Match and be safe on the roads.“A lot of us are going to be out and about and alcohol will be consumed. We have to watch our actions and make sure we obey the rules of the road.”