I am a bit confused, however, that in your article you seemed to be linking my campaign and the council's decision to remove the roadside memorials.
I have not made any comment about those and feel that the way it is written might imply otherwise.
I totally respect the right of people who have lost their loved ones to put up memorials and I am horrified that the council is showing this insensitivity to people's grief.
I certainly do not support their removal and would be glad if you could make this clear to your readers.
Some people choose to mark the site of an accident in this way, others don't.
If a bereaved person or family chooses to construct a memorial, I feel that they have the right to do so.
In fact, I think that they may be helping us all remember how dangerous that road actually is.
That is certainly my own reaction.
Those of us who travel the road regularly may have known some of the people who have lost their lives and we will never forget those spots where they died.
People who are not from our area will at least be made to think about how fast they may be driving when they see evidence of the dangerous nature of the road.
It is shocking to see so many in such a short stretch of road, but there are more lives which have gone unmarked.
My own feeling is that perhaps the council feels that so many memorials reflect badly on its highways policies in this area and is keen to remove them because they reflect the truth about the road – it is lethal and continues to claim lives.
Surely it's best not to try to hide this fact.
The memorials could actually save a life by making someone think and slow down.
Julia Carne
Castle Camps.
The stories were put together because they were both developments in the saga of the A1307 and for no other reason. Apologies if any other impression was created – Ed.