I AM pleased to see Julia Mulligan is “absolutely committed to improving road safety in our region” (More mobile speed cameras for roads of North Yorkshire).

But how can the doubling of speed cameras be justified when there has been a significant increase in road deaths since their introduction?

Travelling extensively across the county I frequently see the camera vans, but never at locations notorious for accidents. Surely these are a political tool.

Almost as an aside, a police spokeswoman announced the formation of a “new unit to bring together all roads policing”. If they look in the dusty cupboards at Newby Wiske they will find a folder marked “Road Traffic Department – disbanded early 1980s”. There is nothing new in the police service.

Roger Smith, Sand Hutton