The recent accident on State Highway 29A near Maungatapu highlights the lack of space to stop on a motorway.

My concern is the wire ropes that keep motorists hemmed in near the Ngamuwahine Bridge. The road is fenced on both sides with wire ropes, which are too close to the road.

If you need to stop for a puncture, a sick child or answer your phone, you don't have enough room to pull over.

There is about two metres from the white line to the fence, making it very dangerous to open your car door. Could the barrier be moved back another metre?

Why is the road fenced on both sides? Sure there is a creek on one side but why is the inside of the road fenced off?

V Brazier, Tauranga City.