Three steps to safer roads

Spate of bus crashes once again underlines the need to fix our roads, enforce the law and get truck cargo onto trains

16 March 2025 - 00:00 By SUNDAY TIMES EDITORIAL

Roads are the lifeblood of a country. They take children to school, workers to their jobs. They provide passage for essential deliveries, for sending food to rural areas, for rushing patients to hospitals, for delivering exports to harbours. ..

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