THERE was a fatal accident recently on the A19 just north of the Tollerton/Huby crossroads.
As someone who drives along this road three times a week on average, I am surprised there isn't a similar incident every day.
On virtually every trip on that stretch of the A19 between Shipton and Easingwold, I am aggressively tailgated by people who believe the 60mph speed limit does not apply to them.
They then overtake on the approach to a blind bend or summit, and usually get away with it - by the grace of God.
The culprits tend to be middle-aged executives in Vauxhall Cavaliers, BMWs and young women in Renault Clios, with one hand on the steering wheel and the other clamping a mobile phone to their ears.
I suggest speed cameras be installed on the A19 between Shipton and Easingwold.
It should be made a criminal offence, punishable in a similar way to drink-driving, for a mobile to be switched on inside a vehicle while its engine is running.
Dr Leo Enticknap,
Ingram House,
Bootham, York.
Updated: 10:22 Thursday, May 22, 2003
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