STATISTICS recording injuries and deaths on South Yorkshire roads make grim and confusing reading: numbers seriously injured rose at a time when the opposite is happening nationally.
But that is only part of the picture, for the number of people slightly injured actually fell. Similarly, the number of people killed fell dramatically, from 71 in 2006 to 48 last year.
Few worthwhile conclusions can be drawn from such a mixed st
atistical message other than to urge motorists to show restraint and consideration when behind the wheel. Despite all of Whitehall's searching for a mechanical scapegoat, the cause of almost all accidents on our roads is bad driving.
Make floods service available on demandWE have said previously that it is of grave concern that Sheffield residents have responded in a lukewarm manner to an appeal for them to sign up to the Environment Agency's free floods alert service, which sends warning of the threat of rising water levels.
But the agency ought to ensure that the Floodline service should be available to all who feel their homes are at risk of being inundated.
News that some homes, even those which are alongside properties affected by last year's floods, are not included in the areas covered by the service, will dumfound some.
They are best placed to know the risk their properties face when torrential rains fall the next time. Making the service available on demand is the best way to spread the message.
Will the Butler see?IS it really possible that Hollywood hotshots are planning to make a movie about Princess Diana as seen through the eyes of some-time butler Paul Burrell? Insiders say the movie would follow the years when the servant played an allegedly central role in the ill-fated Royal's life. But surely the only person who'd pay good money to see such fanciful nonsense would be Mr Burrell himself!
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