WHILE driving back to York from Leeds on November 17, I saw a very serious road traffic accident on the Leeds-bound lane of the A64.
Despite the enveloping darkness which covered the scene when I passed at around 7.10pm, it was abundantly clear from the five separate ambulances I saw heading away at speed from the crash site that this was a major accident.
The four-mile tailback stretching away from the scene further confirmed this to have been one of the worst incidents I have witnessed on this road in quite some time.
Having observed this possibly tragic chaos unfolding, and the lengthy repercussions for the countless drivers stuck behind it, you can only imagine how I struggled to understand why four police vehicles were parked, idle, a mile down the road, operating a speed trap.
What is more important to our police force, dealing with the serious repercussions of a major road traffic accident, or a lucrative speed trap? How many other police were diverted to cover the accident so that the speed trap could be maintained?
It strikes me that I witnessed a most bizarre deployment of resources.
Barry Hughes,
Rydal Avenue, York.
Updated: 11:09 Wednesday, November 24, 2004
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