Checkpoint brought bank holiday to a halt

WE Cork motorists, fleeing west from the hassles of city life at 5.30pm last bank holiday Friday, were stuck in a mile-and-a-half tailback in the Ovens area.

Thinking that the roadworks at the Ovens bridge were responsible, we were pleasantly surprised to be greeted by a garda checkpoint comprising two squad cars and two motorcycle officers.

This appears to be a new approach in reducing road traffic accidents - if you stop the traffic altogether then accidents simply cannot occur.

However, by midnight when local drug dealers were plying their trade and the boy-racers were whizzing up and down at high speed, I believe the checkpoint was long gone.

Richard Johnson

13 Fernwalk

Greenfields

Ballincollig

Co Cork