Every week we read of further crashes on our roads and in particular in the A36.

We all know what a difficult road this is and many of us have agitated for substantial improvements to it. At the same time we also read reports from the police showing that so many of these accidents are caused by human error.

Television today delights in bringing us programmes from hell and we now frequently read of rage.

Perhaps it is time to wake up to the fact that there really is only one person to blame for all these happenings and that is ourselves.

Instead of labelling events as one or another sort of rage, what about making an individual effort to replace anger and resentment with patience and consideration?

In Proverbs we read "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty". Writing about Jesus the 19th century religious leader Mary Baker Eddy wrote that he proved "Love to be the master of hate". The Dalai Lama, in a conversation with Robert Thurman, says "The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance".

Could we not all help to change our environment by following the suggestions of these leaders and improve the standards of consideration and safety on our roads?

Keith F. Simpson,

Christian Science Committee on Publication,

Wiltshire,

Ash Walk, Warminster.