Sir - As a delivery driver in the city who comes across this idiotic crossing sometimes several times a day I think whoever the 'brain surgeon' was that commissioned this zebra crossing at the County Council should be taken out and shot!!

This crossing should have been a pelican light controlled crossing for safety reasons.

Also, this crossing impedes traffic flow and I and many others regularly get caught up in tailbacks in Tybridge Street, St Johns, on one side and Barbourne and beyond on the other side at peak times because pedestrians cross here in dribs and drabs and as Mr Tim Clarke says motorists are frustrated by this and left fuming when it happens and some shoot through.

I have some sympathy with them. It would have been much safer if pedestrians and motorists had their turn at this crossing if it was the pelican type as it should have been.

Clearly common sense did not prevail at county hall when this was signed off for construction.

Mr B Davison.

St Johns.