I was dismayed at reports which said that Worcestershire's roads were of a good standard.

The main roads may be, but the state of minor roads in the county is disgusting. The surface is breaking up leaving large, and in some cases, dangerous pot holes.

I understand from a recent report in the Journal, that the County has received money from Government to improve the roads. Instead of resurfacing, it seems to me that all the money has been spent in introducing lower speed limits where plainly (though not in all cases) there is no need. For example the 40 limit at Cropthorne. The length is far to long. All it achieves is to put motorists backs up. Perhaps the money should have been spent on speed cameras to enforce the limits already in place. At least then some revenue would be gained from the idiots who use the roads as a race track. The law abiding drivers would then still be able to get to Worcester in a reasonable time. The A44 is after all a main road, and as such is supposed to get people to their destination quickly.

I travel through 7 counties on my daily commute to Bedfordshire, and it seems to me that other County Councils have adopted a more common sense approach to speed limits on main roads. Obviously, small villages with narrow roads need lower speed limits, but Worcestershire County Council doesn't seem to be consistent in how far the limits extend. For example in Badsey, the limit finishes before the last house. whereas in Cropthorne it starts well before any roadside housing, and extends well past the last house on the main road. Also many narrow minor roads in the county still have a 60 mph limit, when they should be reduced. As for the state of the minor roads in the county, if they get much worse, then the potholes will be doing a better job at slowing the traffic than any speed limit!

Dave Whitehouse, Berryfield Rd, Hampton, Evesham