In reply to Mike Chalkley’s letter, (Have Your Say, September 27), I believe the main problem is that we have lost our way in car design.

we now ride around in our ever more secure metal boxes believing that we are safe from any injury thanks to head restraints, seat belts, airbags and crumple zones.

Surely the best way to discourage dangerous driving is to make cars out of papier mache, bring back the old feeling of insecurity?

As a motorcyclist you are always aware of how exposed you are but this does not generally apply to car drivers who seem to exude an air of invincibility.

I would advocate that anyone convicted of drinking and driving should not be banned but should have their driving licence abbreviated to the use of a 30mph restricted moped only. When you are on two wheels it really brings home to you the dangers of the roads.

Alan Gilbert, Plantagenet Crescent, Bournemouth