Letter: Don't let drivers blame the cats

Letter: I have just read another letter from a motorist saying cats shouldn't be on the road and that they should be kept indoors.

Well you can't keep cats in, they do roam and unfortunately sometimes on to the roads.

I've been driving six years now and have only ever hit two things a squirrel and a bird. The bird flew off, but the squirrel was on a dual carriageway and there was not much I could do.

I'm not saying motorists should brake or swerve into traffic or cause an accident but if they slowed down in the first place, there would be fewer accidents and fewer animals would be hit.

I don't drive around at 10mph but if I see a cat on a footpath looking like its going to come out or a child running ahead of mom I slow down just in case.

I don't have cats but I respect people love their pets and don't want them hurt.

I wouldn't hit anything unless I had no choice and a lot of these animals being hit on the roads are just motorists driving like lunatics.

Lisa Bicknell

Ketley Bank