SIR, — Traffic confusion continues in St Albans at the junction of Victoria Street and St Peter s Street. Soon someone will be injured or worse. Cars and buses stack up, pedestrians find the crossing blocked and sometimes take risks, and the many traffic
SIR, - Traffic confusion continues in St Albans at the junction of Victoria Street and St Peter's Street. Soon someone will be injured or worse. Cars and buses stack up, pedestrians find the crossing blocked and sometimes take risks, and the many traffic lights don't effectively control the situation.
Isn't there a simple answer? Making this a box junction would clarify what can be done and when. The rule says that vehicles cannot enter a box junction until the exit is clear.
Therefore drivers who currently block the road would have to change their behaviour or break the law and pedestrians would have a better chance of being able to cross safely when the green light tells them they can.
TIM HOLMAN,
Welclose Street, St Albans.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here