Drivers should look at actions

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ATTENTION "experienced" drivers.

Being a "new" driver on Inverclyde"s roads can be a daunting one at the best of times, even more so when your surrounded by "inconsiderate" fellow users.

Let me have a few moments of your time to explain.

Getting a driving licence is one of the best things you can obtain - in my view. I am physically disabled and have four children aged between one and 14 years. As you can probably appreciate it"s a lifeline for myself and my family.

I would class myself as a "considerate" driver (too much sometimes).

Let me get to the point - 10 per cent of us may not value life, but I"m sure 90 per cent of us do.

Since passing my test - like so many others - I have been tailgated, intimidated, cut up, hooted at and verbally abused, and for what? "Haste".

Please take a few moments to consider when you first started to drive.

Yes, you may have 20 years more experience than myself, but we all have one thing in common - we all only have one life.

ROCHELLE RODGER

(address supplied).

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This letter appeared in Greenock Telegraph 02 May 08

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