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As a pedestrian , you better watch out while walking on the roads or even in the towns you can be run over by one of these maltese drivers, no kidding

Driving standards here are poor, drive in the middle of the roads, don't signal and double park even outside the police station.  You have to be careful using the crossings as a pedestrian, quite often you are ignored.  We were both

nearly ran over crossing one although the driver was very apologetic.  The roads in Gozo are in a bad state not many nice smooth ones.

@GozoMo

Completely agree with you, driving standards are terrible, probably worse over here in Malta than you have in Gozo. The state of the roads do not help, but are not always the blame of accidents.

I think the number of recent fatalities have shocked the population. It is not just careless driving, is is lawless driving. Idiots driving over the alcohol limit, or after taking some other substance, driving without a licence or no insurance. An underage drunk teenager driving a powerful car in the case of Sunday's killing the Nepalese courier. Last month, a 23 year old speeding driver who was six times over the legal limit killed a lady in Valletta, to name just two cases.

As someone who does not hold a driving licence, from a pedestrian's point of view, pavements are not the best either! There are doorsteps blocking pavements, ramps to garages, large flower pots outside houses, forcing you to walk in the street, or building work that has taken over pavements completely. Even when you do the sensible thing and cross at traffic lights, there is no guarentee that drivers will stop. My son was in a very serious accident when a driver in a hurry, decided to "jump the lights" and drive into him when he was walking accross a pedestrian crossing.

The powerful car, drinking and speeding habits have to change. Higher fines, driving bans and prison sentences are needed.

@Evreham

I agree with you 100 percent and to top it all talking or texting on the phone and nobody cares.  As far as pedestrian crossing goes it is a joke.  I make sure that the vehicles are completely stopped before I attempt to cross. They all thinks they r so cool. 

@rosedunphy

When we visit family in the UK we still wait at the crossings then realise the cars have already stopped, unlike here

I am driving in Malta now for more than 12 years. In general people suit themselves as good as they can. Traffic density is much higher than in most European countries. However, many roads are extremely narrow and the speed limit is between 30-50 km/h in many places. During the day most people obey the rules. After sunset it is different. Therefore without trust in God do not drive after sunset. Despite all the negative comments statistics prove the road fatality in Malta is not worse than in other countries where the traffic density is less.Our biggest problem remains finding a parking space.