Forth traffic flow

The claim by the Bridge Replacement Interest Group (South) that the new Forth Bridge will create extra traffic (your report, 3 March) is ludicrous. A few moments' thought should be sufficient to realise that there are only two ways to create extra traffic: either existing motorists must make extra journeys, or existing non-motorists must become motorists.

The notion that a new bridge, by-pass or road would be sufficient to have pedestrians and public transport users rushing to their nearest car dealer is absurd. And while it is possible that existing motorists might make an unnecessary journey or two just to see the new bridge, that would soon pass.

If a new road is busy from day one, that demonstrates that the road was badly needed. And vehicles on the new road are no longer using the roads they used to use.

GRAHAM M McLEOD

Muirs

Kinross

We do not need another road bridge over the Forth. What is needed is a barrier further up the Firth, with stonework controlling the ever-flowing river through dynamos.

The Severn has been bridled since the 1920s and St Malo since 1966. Surely Scotland has the skills to get this done. Failing that, we could ask the Dutch to help.

REV WILLIAM SPEIRS

Innerleithen