Sir, – Last week I had occasion over two days to travel several times between Thirsk and Sutton Bank.

On each journey I passed signs warning of Ice (which there wasn’t), Flood (which there wasn’t), Men at Work (which there weren’t), Mobile Road Works (which I never saw), Line Painting (not an artist in sight), and numerous “Slow” signs (being totally disregarded).

In fact I only ever saw one road works vehicle in action. It was of course, the one that puts out the signs! Was its journey really necessary?

MICK RODGER Bagby, Thirsk.