The residents of Sandhurst Avenue in Woodingdean have been asking for traffic calming for some time, as traffic is fast and heavy, especially since the Brighton bypass opened, and drivers use our road to avoid traffic lights at the Downs.

We have been told there is no money available for this but now the powers-that-be are planting bushes and trees on green areas several generations of children have played on.

This will not only be costly, but also make our children more vulnerable to speeding cars as they will be forced off the greens and on to the roads.

Isn't it time we got our priorities right?

-L Parkinson, Brighton