I WRITE as a certified advanced motorist with the best

part of a million miles behind me, having driven on

every type of rural and urban road in the UK and

abroad.

I am also a resident of Whitchurch Road and I can

assert with confidence that it is a safe and relatively

easy road, with very few speeding issues. It most

certainly does not need to be 'calmed'.

No, the issue is not Whitchurch Road itself but a small

proportion of the drivers who use it.

I wish I had a pound for every time I have seen some

'dithering Doris' hover several feet from the end of a

side road, inch out at 5 miles per hour and then take

200 yards to get into second gear.

The only safe way to exit Priory Close towards

Whitchurch is to get your car in the correct position

on the road, look and listen (yes – wind down your

window!) and then move off decisively.

Ann Keelan

Whitchurch Road

Tavistock.