ONCE more we read of another accident at the notorious Freckleton Street-Canterbury Street junction in Blackburn (LET, October 8).

In my view, there are two solutions. The cheaper one is to place a large 'spot' at the centre and have everyone acknowledge it as a mini-roundabout, with priority being given to drivers coming from the right!

The other is to look at the whole area and re-arrange the one-way system.

First, there should be no left turn on to Freckleton Street from Weir Street. Next, the whole of St Peter Street should be one way from Mincing Lane to Byrom Street and it given priority over Freckleton Street.

Canterbury Street should be one way from Harrison Street to Freckleton Street and it given priority over Byrom Street, or a mini roundabout placed at the junction.

In essence, this would create a large roundabout, hopefully with a safer traffic flow.

Furthermore, something should be done to assist vehicles coming into town down King Street (Whalley Banks) and to stop 'lane switching' where the road narrows and where three lanes are needed - one for those wanting to turn right into Byrom Street, another for the town centre and another for those travelling up Montague Street.

This could be achieved by extending the wider section of the road to Stonyhurst Road. Another option would be to have the 'right turn' further up King Street - along Pearson (Chapel) Street on to Byrom Street - thereby allowing vehicles more space from the traffic lights, enabling them to pass on the left and correct themselves for the 'T' junction!

FRANK WEAVER, Selborne Mews, Witton, Blackburn.

Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.