D Tuesday, October 27, 2009 METRO 17 Back to work: A worker enters the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalems Old City. Israeli police reopened the mosque to Muslim worshippers and tourists yesterday, a day after clashes erupted in and around the flashpoint site. The streets of the Old City remained calm after the latest violence to shake the site, known as Al-Haram Al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) to Muslims and as the Temple Mount to Jews The Big Picture The law is the law! Obey: Or Judge Dredds coming Lights Engineer, you say that the traffic lights in Ireland make no sense and that is why people dont acknowledge them. If you really believe they make no sense, I hope you wont mind too much when someone in their car breaks a red light and smacks you off your bike! I have been driving a car for 18 years and, even though I lose my patience with traffic lights at times, I always obey them. Were back to the same argument again it seems that everyone except motorists feels they can ignore the rules of the road; ie, the law. Car drivers are hauled before the courts for doing such things, but cyclists and pedestrians just go on their merry way on their own little planet, oblivious to everyone else. Bottom line: if it makes your journey longer, leave earlier! Rachel M The Government and Fianna Fils recent focus on drink-driving is distracting us from the other equally potent causes of road carnage. Lets get real about road deaths and apply a zero-tolerance policy to all lethal forms of dangerous driving! Ban the mobile-holding maniacs; the lunatics who cross single white lines to overtake three or four cars at a time; and the idiots who tailgate at 120kmh on the motorway! Transport Minister Noel Dempsey, I am a commuter. I see it, I live it and I may well die from it! AL Dublins best-read letters page Metro Mail E-mail letters to mail@metroireland.ie with a name. Or text us. Text MAIL followed by comment and name to 53131. *Texts cost 30cent per message + standard network charges. SP. Oxygen8 Communications, Hospitality House, Cumberland Street South, D2. Customer service number 0818286606 talk to us Rubbish: Steve, not all bank officials got increases this year, nor will they next year. Try and get your facts straight before you write in with rubbish! I suppose the banks are also responsible for the bad weather, heavy traffic, swine flu... Susie Heres a thought: Seeing as how we dont get paid for going on strike, wont the Government save millions in unpaid wages for any strike days? Hmm, I wonder if this is all part of the masterplan and, upon hearing of the impending industrial action, was Brian Cowen sitting in a big leather chair stroking a white cat and cackling, foooools, foooools? Maria H Daft: Lights Engineer, leave ten minutes earlier and dont break the rules of the road. I have almost been hit by too many cyclists breaking red lights to care about your beauty sleep! Its dangerous and seriously stupid to assume you know best when it comes to traffic lights. J, Tallaght Walk alone: Anyone else as overjoyed as me with the result of the Liverpool vs Manchester United game? And beach balls being tossed on to the pitch was classic! Didi In Brief Every Monday I buy a seven-day ticket costing just under 20 to get the Dart to Lansdowne Road Station. Every morning when I get to the ticket barrier and put my ticket through the machine, I am besieged by a clan of people who either havent bought a ticket or cant be bothered to put theirs through the ticket machine. These people sprint through the open barriers up to five or six at a time, knocking any innocent fare- paying citizen out of their way in a bid to get through. For one, these people are on camera so the authorities know what is going on, but I have never seen any kind of ticket inspector waiting to nab these people fares go up because of these clowns! Frustrated Aulwan, Northside Congratulations to everyone who participated in the various legs of the Dublin marathon! It was a good day thanks to the effort of the organisers, garda, medical personnel and many, many volunteers. Cheers for making it great! Blistered in bliss Sendusyour txt People say that lowering the drink-driving limit will kill off rural life. However, you will still be able to go to the pub, as long as you dont drink alcohol. Pat Niner, jay-walking is not illegal in Ireland, but breaking a red light definitely is! Ciara Do fast-food joints and pubs have the right to refuse entry to their toilets to non-customers? Should public houses not imply public toilets? Burstin Joe Unknown make of laptop in a bag found on the No.16 on Friday evening handed it to the bus driver. Greyfoot Ah, Juliet, Im one of those who strides to the beat of the buskers! I cant help it, I try to resist but the beat just gets to me and I strut away! Dancing Queen Why arent dinosaurs in the Bible? Tom Theres a company called Schindlers Lifts who are... lift engineers! Dave I have seen a tiling company called... Bonnie Tiler! Gillian txt MAIL to 53131* Picture: Getty index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html