AT a meeting in 1986 of the licensing committee, the district council maintained that "the safety of fare-paying passengers is paramount". They went on to say that passengers should at all times have a smooth and comfortable journey.

Now we have traffic-calming measures with square humps and raised roads has this been rescinded, or does it still apply?

The suspension on a Shuttle bus is not designed to travel over an obstacle course. There are no restraining straps and standing is allowed.

Passengers with back or hip problems, or any ailments which can be affected the jolting or jarring, have problems with these road-calming measures.

Though the buses have a wide wheel base, cars parked on both sides of the road prevent them straddling the square humps - they have to drive over them.

This could come within the realm of an unsafe system of work. Has the safety inspectorate been asked to check it out?

There is enough technology now to catch the speeding culprits and not punish the innocent by having traffic-calming.

KEN WEBSTER

Canterbury Road

Kidderminster