I WAS prompted to write after seeing in The Press of January 23 the list of roads due for mobile speed cameras.

All the major arteries around York seemed to be on the list, with the notable exception of the A1079. I wonder if this could be because the authorities know that this road is so congested they would struggle to catch someone exceeding the speed limit.

This road is supposed to be a major link to Europe, but is constantly ignored for any major works to improve traffic flow. Indeed the road is so congested that one lone cyclist (certainly not the cyclist’s fault) at peak time on a morning causes traffic to slow down to get past, with traffic further back coming to a halt.

Convoys of vehicles are stuck behind agricultural or heavy goods wagons that trundle up and down the road all day. And in the same edition we are told Sainsbury has permission to convert the old B&Q premises, which is only going to increase the congestion.

If money is the issue, why can’t we look at what is done in Australia, where the roads outside the cities are generally single lane but have slow lanes and overtaking lanes built into the roads periodically to allow traffic to keep flowing? Cheaper than dualling but very effective.

Malcolm Dove, The Paddock, Wilberfoss, York.