BRENDAN M. REDMOND,
Sir, - The campaign to get Dublin motorists to "light up" all day is laudable. But I have an uneasy feeling that the campaign is over the heads of many motorists - and regretfully, the vast majority of these are female. I realise I am at the risk of being emasculated by the women's lobby for such an outlandish claim, but the evidence is there for all to see.
Autumn has arrived and lighting-up time starts in the early evening when motorists are driving home from work. However, out of the gloom the odd car passes by without its lights switched on. It is odds-on it will be driven by a woman. I have come to the conclusion that they do not know (a) how to switch on the car's lights or (b) do not realise the potential danger of driving in semi darkness; or both. I believe they work on the basis that, "If I can see you, surely you can see me".
In most cases the only thing visible on the car is the L plate, while the driver stares transfixed through the car window, totally oblivious of an accident waiting to happen. - Yours, etc.,
BRENDAN M. REDMOND, Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6.