Rogers Rabbits' column on the road toll (The Weekend Sun, November 10) conveniently missed a very important statistic. When comparing the road tolls of previous years he attempted to discredit the new government by missing the statistic from this year's road toll which, as of November 14, stood at 371. When compared to last year's toll of 328 it doesn't look so great does it? The article also misquoted the associate transport minister Julie Anne Genter. The quote should read 'it's unacceptable that the previous National government chose not to make safety a top priority in transport funding and policy. This new government will."

The previous National government, along with NZTA, was planning to build the East West Link in Auckland at a cost of $1.8 billion, which would be the most expensive roading project in New Zealand's history. Capital for this project would come from the National Land Transport Fund. This fund is limited so funds committed to this project would displace other projects for funding. Fortunately the incoming government has canned this project to consider other alternatives. I look forward to safety improvements being a top priority on our roads.

J Woods, Welcome Bay.