THE recent announcement to spend millions on roundabouts on the York ring road seems like an absolute waste of money.

It would make much more sense to follow the American highway policy of having traffic lights instead of roundabouts.

Hopefully the cost would be much cheaper, and motorists generally prefer lights to roundabouts.

How about doing a u-turn and give any savings to the National Health Service?

I hope the highways authority will reply to this letter, which I have copied to them.

Eddie Benson MBE, Crooklands Lane, Haxby, York