It was reported on BBC Radio 5 Live that firefighters spend half their time cutting motorists out of crashed vehicles using hundreds of specially built rescue tenders.

There must be serious concern how the 39 under-equipped general-purpose military rescue vehicles scattered around the county can hope to save many lives.

That being the case, surely to reduce the severity and frequency of crashes there is a need for the Government to reduce all speed limits on strike days? Of course, a ban on the use of phones while driving goes without saying.

Perhaps there is also a case for employers to consider it sensible to keep their drivers off the roads because of the health and safety implications of an employee having a crash during periods of reduced safety cover.

-John Hughes, Welland Road, Worthing