The Easter weekend is upon us once again, and with it comes perhaps the busiest period on our roads. Many people find reason to be on the road as some go on religious pilgrimages, some take advantage of the school break that often coincides with the holiday to also take a break for some meaningful family time away.

It all means there is an unusual amount of travellers in all sorts of transport on our roads. And with that comes increased chances of crashes that it has become customary to have the department of transport schedule a media briefing a few days after such weekends to give us the tally of the seemingly inevitable fatalities and horrific injuries ...