WITH regard to the recent correspondence about the Lendal Bridge closure, there are two points I would like to mention.
The first is, to paraphrase a well-known saying, “the person who has never made a mistake has never made anything”.
Mistakes have been made in the implementation of the scheme, but let us hope that lessons will have been learnt when the next much-needed scheme to cut down on pollution and congestion in the city is mooted by whichever party is in power.
The second point is that during the length of the closure, some 60,000 drivers disregarded a legal, sign-posted prohibition that they do not cross the bridge.
With the exception of a few drivers who were caught at the start of the scheme when it was poorly signed, there is no excuse whatsoever. The illegality of the scheme was only announced after the scheme had ended.
Derek Shaw, River Street, York.
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