Politicians from the other parties want more roads to be widened and want to fill every metre of our country with cars. Transport is discussed only superficially: we only hear about parking issues and frequent bragging about newly surfaced roads, the ADPD- Green Party said Saturday.

It is a fact that government agencies such as Transport Malta and Infrastructure Malta ended up practically acting as car marketing agents, instead of seeing how to reduce dependence on cars. This is because their political masters take the easy way out so as not to annoy anybody, they are not able to lead and explain to people how important sustainable mobility is.

Even the so-called Project Green, a propaganda agency for a Labour candidate, ended up as a carpark developer, lest some are annoyed by proper urban public open spaces, increasing pollution, congestion and respiratory diseases in the process, ADPD said.

The sense of carelessness also emanates from the lack of enforcement, ADPD said. Some just assume that they will not be penalised if they drive carelessly. Anyone who exceeds a certain speeds should have their driving license permanently revoked. These people should never drive. They are a danger to others; they are turning a car into a deadly weapon.

We must also consider whether a specific crime of homicide by means of a vehicle should be introduced, because whoever drives excessively knows and is aware of the danger they are posing, and is also aware of the devastating effects of an accident. Dangerous driving should be severely punished, ADPD added.