Letters to the editor - December 17, 2022

Minimising head injuries

Everyone is in agreement that the government needs to take serious measures to curb the increase in fatal traffic accidents (December 15).

I do not know about Malta but here, in Gozo, one often sees motorbike riders whizzing past, wearing crash helmets which have their fastening straps floating merrily in the wind. In an accident, the crash helmet would immediately fly off the rider’s head and be about as useful as a chocolate teapot in minimising the risk of a fatal head injury. In my opinion, the police/traffic wardens should stop, caution and advise these riders to fasten the helmet straps but book them on a repeat performance. A national campaign on this basic safety factor would also not go amiss.

Charles Gauci – Sannat

Diving fatality court decision

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Before I even start, I must take this opportunity to express my sincere condolences to Christine Gauci’s family.

I am a medical doctor, former British Army officer and scuba diver and attended numerous underwater medicine courses at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, in the UK.

I’m shocked, shattered and totally surprised about the recent court decision to find company director...