LIKE Gillian Scales (To The Point, Letters, June 24), I too am concerned at the speed at which a lot of motorists drive today.

Modern life is dominated by a compulsion to do as much as possible in the shortest possible time. Technology has encouraged such an attitude. It is difficult to keep to the speed limit with a vehicle close behind.

Some get so close that I shout “if you get any closer you will be up my exhaust pipe so you had better put your headlights on”.

As a result of two accidents in the past four years, both being hit from behind while stationary in a line of traffic, perhaps it isn't surprising I get twitchy when vehicles get too close.

If you leave a reasonable distance between you and the vehicle in front, in the interest of safety, then like as not someone will overtake and nip into the space.

Mobile phones, electronic mail and banking, all adds to the pressure of modern life.

A poet many years ago must have been a prophet when he wrote “what is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare, no time to stand like sheep and cows and chew the cud or merely browse”.

No wonder we are under stress.


John Gamet, Oakfield Lane, Keston