"TIME to axe foot-streets?" I ask, what for? Ever since the system was launched it has never worked.

I have yet to see a pedestrian street without a motorist or cyclist riding in both directions whether it be a one-way street or not.

Even some disabled drivers abuse the system which allows them to park there. To make it safer for all, restrictions should be made, for example, loading and unloading between 6am and 10am only, 10am to noon for disabled drivers. No traffic at all except for emergency vehicles from noon to 5pm.

Anyone caught breaking the rules will pay on-the-spot fines, or be banned from the city centre.

P J Marwick,

Forge Close,

Huntington,

York.

Updated: 10:35 Thursday, November 24, 2005