So, the city council thinks there will be gridlock in five years?

With all the various road "improvement" schemes so far, and even more enabled by the money raised from fines, I wouldn't be surprised if they achieve it sooner than that.

Seriously, though, the problem cannot be solved by more grandiose schemes for the city if they are restricted to within the boundaries because most of the traffic comes from outside.

What we need are viable links to outlying areas so it isn't necessary for people to use cars.

The city might have one of the best bus services in the country but my car journey from home to work at the Racehill takes about half an hour each way, compared to an hour and ten minutes using the number two bus.

So I would lose 80 minutes a day if I used public transport. Even if the company gave me the fare, it still wouldn't be worth me using the bus.

If it isn't viable for me, living less than ten minutes walk from a direct bus route, it must be even less worthwhile for most people outside the centre.

So far there is no sign anyone is going to take any positive action on this issue, instead they just come up with more negative actions to make life difficult for motorists who have little real choice but to use their cars.

-Mel Cherriman, Shoreham