Already been looked at

Sir, – What action is needed to prevent further accidents and fatalities on theA92 from Glenrothes right up to the Tay Road Bridge (Courier, January 17)?

I think we can all broadly support Councillor Andy Heer’s plea for an appraisal of the various hazards that exist along the thoroughfare. Yet I have the feeling that this has already been looked at in depth over the years by the Scottish Parliament’s public petitions committee.

It would still be useful for Transport Scotland to outline just what surveys and safety measures have been introduced on the road over the last decade.

More attention to the problems caused by the plethora of side roads and junctions is vital. This is likely to be more productive than the pleas for dualling of the road from Preston roundabout in Glenrothes to the Bridge.

In public life there needs to be vision. But there is no realistic prospect of that being achieved in the lifetime of most readers of this newspaper. Leaving aside the public expenditure implications, there are so many property interests that it would take years of inquiries to overcome them.

We are still entitled to know that safety on the route is being taken seriously. Transport minister Keith Brown should act now to reassure everyone. Bob Taylor. 24 Shiel Court, Glenrothes.