I was rather surprised – and also somewhat bemused – at A Smith's letter regarding the Brookfield lights (The Weekend Sun, August 7).

Who remembers the numerous complaint letters that were written to the editors of local newspapers prior to the installation of the current traffic lights, and while the lights may not be perfect (and what set of lights actually are?) what is the alternative?

As a infrequent user of the Brookfield intersection, in my view, the advantage of the current lights is that you actually know when it's your turn, which was certainly not the case in the past and it's also considerably safer than what it used to be which is of benefit.

I wonder if A Smith is actually proposing that the lights be removed and if so it would be interesting to hear what the correspondents alternative is.

M Baker, Bethlehem