idea that we were setting off a landslide of complaints. It seems that people who were alarmed by what they were experiencing were simply waiting for someone to begin complaining so that they could join in.

In recent months one thing has become very clear. A diminished traffic Police presence very quickly leads to bad behaviour on the roads. When Police are present and when it is clear that radar may be in use the conditions dramatically improve.

That suggests to us that the proposed detection cameras on the roads could make a great deal of difference. The Police Service does not have sufficient personnel to constantly monitor traffic. Officers have had to be moved from other jobs in order to operate this initiative. In any case, trained policemen are better employed dealing with crimes. That would suggest the use of modern mechanical devices to control traffic.

A Police spokesman has said that the current initiative will be kept going at the Commissioner's discretion. He said that Police had noticed a deterioration in driving habits and the public has expressed concern about that "noticeable deterioration''. That suggests to us that once the Commissioner stops his initiative or is forced to stop because he needs his people elsewhere, then road conditions will quickly turn to chaos once again.

The Police initiatives against traffic offenders are entirely welcome however the Ministry of Transport ought to be dealing with the basic problem, traffic which is out of control. It is entirely too easy to sit back once the initiative begins and leave the problem to the Police. No matter what the Police do, they deal only with the symptoms of the traffic problem, the speeding, the dangerous driving, the drunk driving, the failure to stop at signs and the noisy cycles. That does not alleviate the causes of some of the worst traffic behaviour in the world.

We need driver training for young people and retraining in the wake of offences. We need vehicle confiscation and people off the roads for drunk driving. We need enforced slow speeds which will cut down on injuries. We need less powerful cycles and car restrictions designed for our roads and not for car dealers. Once again we have to suggest a traffic patrol allied with traffic wardens but independent of the Police and devoted only to traffic control.

We need a Ministry of Transport which understands that it has responsibility for the roads.

As George Morton Jr., the Chairman of the Road Safety Council, has said, "We need to come up with some sort of solution to deter people from behaving in an uncivilised manner on the roads.''