A recent headline on The Argus website (January 15) stated, “Southwick Tunnel reopens following A27 crash”.

If you search the words “Southwick Tunnel” on The Argus website, you get 192 results, the vast majority of which report on accidents either in or on the approach roads to this tunnel.

There have been at least nine of them in the past six months. Many of these reports give details of people who have suffered serious injuries. Some people have been killed.

Surely the time has come for someone in authority to launch an in-depth enquiry as it appears something is seriously wrong with the design of the tunnel and its approaches. Or haven’t enough people been either killed or seriously injured to meet the criteria of such action?

Eric Waters, Ingleside Crescent, Lancing

I was saddened to read there has been yet another collision in Southwick Tunnel but happy there were no life-threatening injuries.

I have been a driving instructor in Brighton and Hove since 1979 and have, during that time, given advice to hundreds of new drivers on how to minimise the risks associated with such hazards.

The next time you drive through this tunnel, note that only about one in four vehicles display dipped headlights, as recommended in the Highway Code (an inexpensive and underestimated book).

In addition, a solid white line dividing the two lanes, together with a “stay in lane” instruction written on the road surface of each lane at regular intervals would see the number of mishaps drop dramatically.

Finally, for those of us who wear sunglasses, myself included, we must remember that they can impair our sight on entering a tunnel, especially following bright sunlight. If possible, take them off when going into a tunnel.

Edwin Furneaux, Lyndhurst Court, Hove

People drive too fast, it’s as simple as that.

If people kept to the speed limits and not go over them, accidents wouldn’t happen.

Jason Knight, Powis Road, Brighton