WITH reference to Stewart Robinson's suggestion that road accident fatalities should be marked with black figures similar to those used in France, I would think that visitors to the Forest would be forgiven for thinking we had developed some new exotic vegetation.
Already, the floral displays at some such sites merely provide a change of diet for some of the sheep, and if he believes that any form of warning would make any difference to the standard of driving, I'm afraid it's just wishful thinking.
In the 1950s there was a roadside poster campaign. In some areas there were huge boardings depicting what became known as the 'Black Widow'. A woman dressed in widow's weeds at the side of a road crash. This campaign was abandoned because people were too upset by the poster.
Surely, this was the desired effect?
In Essex at least, there were staged accidents. Two badly damaged cars were arranged as a mock crash on the grass verge. Unfortunately, too many drivers were intent on looking at the 'accident', thus causing more real accidents.
Sorry, until drivers realise that having passed a test does not make them expert these fatalities will continue.
While on the subject, do driving schools teach that direction indicators or traficators are now obsolete? Perhaps cars should be fitted with a large sign which says: 'Guess what I'm going to do'. – Alan Fieldhouse, Ruardean Hill.