Madam, - I welcome the publication of the 2007 Rules of the Road. However, could I ask Gay Byrne to make it available online for free download via the Road Safety Authority website? This, rather than the local bookshop, would be the medium of choice for many people. - Yours, etc,
COLIN ROGAN, Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6.
Madam, - I contacted the Road Safety Authority to ask when it was going to put the new Rules of the Road on its website. I was informed there were no plans to do so, although a CD-ROM version may be produced. This shows a disappointing level of commitment to improving driver education, especially amongyounger drivers, some of whom were seven years old when producing CD-ROMs was last considered cutting-edge communications technology.
Gay Byrne and his colleagues clearly have a bit of work to do in connecting with the younger and more technologically literate generation of Irish drivers. - Yours, etc,
THOMAS BIBBY, Great Western Avenue, Phibsborough, Dublin 7.