WITH reference to your recent front page about the Heysham bypass crash, I would first like to send my condolences to the families of the victims of this tragic accident.
This incident, unfortunately, was an accident waiting to happen. I have been a regular user of this road since it opened in 1994 and have seen some horrendous driving.
The accident should trigger some thought on how this road is
managed in order
to avoid a repeat of such an incident in the future.
I believe the following two actions should be instigated:
n Increase the road space by 20 per cent by removing the cycle lane.
Surely there are enough safer and more pleasant cycling routes from Heysham to Lancaster;
* Increase the speed limit to a more realistic 60mph but back this up with strict enforcement. Speed cameras should be installed backed up by more regular police patrols.
Unfortunately, the police road emphasis in this area appears to be catching motorists doing 34mph on Heysham Road rather than 100mph on the bypass. Could this be more profitable I ask myself?
One thing I did observe in the few weeks following the accident was that drivers did slow down. This could happen again as a result of your coverage.
But memories are short and unless some action is taken things will just drift back to how they were with another accident in waiting.
Peter Flanagan
Dunbar Drive
Heysham
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