Is it possible to place a warden or policeman at the roundabout coming out of Swieqi tunnel? The drivers coming down from St Andrews road face a “Give Way” sign, but they are ignorant of the fact that when facing such a sign they must give way to traffic on their left coming out of the Swieqi tunnel. Unless I am mistaken, when there is a Give Way sign at a roundabout, this sign takes precedence over all other rules, unless a policeman is present and directs otherwise.

Triq is-Sidra is one of the Swieqi streets which have been changed into “one way” by the authorities. For a period of time, wardens were placed a the end of this street facing Villa Kavalieri in order to assist (not book) drivers not “noticing” the two “No Entry” signs.

A few weeks have passed since the implementation of the new system but quite a few irresponsible drivers are refusing to accept the law and keep on insisting on entering Triq is-Sidra from Triq il- Qasam, which is of course driving down the wrong way. Whether one agrees or disagrees with this new arrangement is irrelevant - the law must be obeyed. I suggest that wardens are placed half way down this street so that these drivers who insist on blatantly breaking the law are handed an infringement notice before someone gets injured or killed in a head on smash.

I also ask the authorities to paint a left lane with an arrow for cars turning left into Triq il-Qasam and a right lane with an arrow for drivers turning right into Triq il-Qasam.

Another suggestion is, to increase the fine of driving against a “No Entry” sign to Lm50.

Clarification on the above from the ADT or the local council would be appreciated.

Charles Sammut

Swieqi