Sir, – Cllr Paul Rummery concludes his lengthy letter (D&S Times, Aug 29) by saying: "The speed bumps, while not universally popular, have done the job they were designed to do. There have been no more serious accidents....."

This conclusion is hardly fair and remains completely insensitive to the serious and continuing damage that is being inflicted on folks' anatomy and their vehicles.

Please can we move forward from the polarised discussion about speed bumps or no speed bumps in Skeeby. I'm sure Pat Rivers (D& Times letter, Aug 29) on her 900-mile trip around the country came across types of speed bumps, which were less damaging to backs, tyres and suspension than the current ones in the village, which are themselves significantly more destructive to small cars and their occupants than the ones they replaced.

The tarmac ridge right across the road in Victoria Road, Richmond serves to calm the traffic and surely can't have been any more expensive to install and maintain than the current rubberised version under discussion. Why can't we have a realistic form of speed bump that looks after the need to slow all the traffic down without harming people's backs and cars?

The proprietor of our local garage admits to doing a good trade on the effects of the present Skeeby speed bumps. No doubt the NHS does too.

SUSAN HOLDEN

Station Cottages, Richmond.