I am prompted to write by reading the articles about the A35 section of road between Bere Regis and the Bakers Arms roundabout.

There is no doubt this is a dangerous stretch of road for the motorist, one of the main reasons being almost the whole stretch is tree-lined on both sides.

Should a vehicle leave the carriageway there is a high probability that it will collide with an unforgiving tree, usually resulting in serious injuries.

I note there is mention of extending the double white line system. That’s not something I would favour because this particular stretch of road is long and straight, a lot of motorists will be looking for the overtake, resulting in those lines being constantly contravened.

This will, in my opinion, increase the potential for even more potential head on collisions. The answer I believe would be to concentrate on more driver awareness.

I like the sound of vehicle-activated signs but would request the highways authorities include in these signs the exclamation sign with the warning ‘hidden dips’.

There are several hidden dips on this section of road where an oncoming vehicle can completely disappear out of view.

This can happen during the day or during the hours of darkness, it makes no difference.

I am sure signs warning of hidden dips were there before, but they now seem to have disappeared.

Whilst on the subject of signs I note your paper has recently reported on articles about the signage of the newly resurfaced Weymouth to Bridport coast road.

Having driven this section of road recently I congratulate the highways authority on the new road surface which is very smooth and free of surface wear and pot holes.

However, the traditional warning signs ‘slippery road surface’ along the length of this road leave me slightly puzzled, especially as the authority saw fit to take away a lot of the existing signage away and not replace it.

Why are these signs in place when there is a brand new road surface in place?

John Withers, Address supplied.