MADAM - Here we go again, another Green Party candidate and more interesting quotes.

This time it’s Jon Edmunds trying to back his colleague, Sarah Lunnon.

‘Fear of traffic, noise pollution and stress of fast-moving roads.’

Mmmmm, Fear can only be sorted by complete removal of traffic. Can’t be done.

Noise pollution; hybrid cars can drive up to 40mph on their fuel batteries. No noise there then. if people wanted to drive quietly.

But quite rightly they don’t, as they have brains to choose what they want.

And fast-moving roads can I point out they have already been reduced hugely. over the past 28 years that I’ve been driving, so actually not so fast The quote that 50 per cent of people will be killed at 35mph — since when has 30mph meant 35mph?

You are aiming all this at the odd driver that doesn’t care what the limit is. 20mph will make no difference to these drivers.

And where are these pedestrians appearing?

I’m sure they are not standing or walking on pavements and being hit at 35mph.

I will say again, I have no problem with actual proper housing estates being 20mph zones but the link roads really need to be 30mph to keep everyone moving.

That means places like Whiteshill, Paganhill, Bisley Old Road, A46 through town, to name a few.

May I also point out that unlike you, who quite clearly works and resides in the local area, Most people have to ‘get somewhere’ and they quite often work outside the area.

Just for an example My partner, in the last nine years of working in Chippenham, has had her journey extended by 10 minutes due to the amount of reduced speed limits between Stroud and her workplace.

Instead of wasting taxpayers' money on more signs and paintings on the roads, which are hugely expensive, use it to educate people of the dangers of driving or being in the area of a road. Perhapsyou could then spend the rest on better public transport links., that would get people to work on shifts for instance or getting more employment in the area, so most of us didn’t have to go somewhere.

Then the amount of traffic goes down.

You continue to aim at the easy target to make the public think you are doing something.

May I also take this opportunity tocongratulate Roy Fletcher for his continued campaigning against cars parking on pavements.

Along with his problems of access on his scooter, here is another problem that would help all others and perhaps make things safer regarding traffic and the ability to see for all pedestrians wanting to walk and maybe cross the road.

Something that all councillors seem quite happy to ignore whenever the subject is raised.

Ray Relph

Stroud