Sir,

Who approved the design of the new traffic lights at the junction of Pembroke’s Buttermilk Lane and Bush Hill? Drivers cannot interpret the signals easily and sometimes stop in the middle of the junction when it is safe to go.

Firstly, the lights that control the right turn lanes do not have arrows to show that they are for turning traffic.

Secondly, some lights have two identical sets on the same pole, one above the other. I assume that the high set benefits drivers who are at the back of the queue. Unfortunately, the lower set is too high to be seen by drivers at the front of the queue. In my car, I have to have my nose on the windscreen to see the lights!

Thirdly, and this is the silliest thing, most of the green and amber lights have shutters that hide the signals until drivers are very close to them. Usually, you pass one green light and can’t see which signal is lit at the next one until you are too close to it. Did the designer assume that we only need to see red lights clearly? Do they think that we blast along thoughtlessly unless we see a red light? Who can blame a driver who passes one green light and waits at the next one if they can’t see that it is green?

There are discussions elsewhere about the problems at the Fingerpost junction. It looks as if the council’s roads department is not fit for purpose.

Brian King,

Bentlass Road.