BBC South Today has covered the A34 twice recently. The section between Winchester and Oxford has been a feature of my life since late 1971.
The comments which follow are all post the opening of the Newbury bypass in November 1998 and our now easy access to the M4.
To me, the road seems to be part of a highway from Morocco to Glasgow.
It is a dual-carriageway major trunk road masquerading as a motorway.
The slip roads tend not to be that brilliant and traffic wanting to join the road tend to barge on rather than give way to existing traffic.
It is very common for there to be more traffic in the outside lane than on the inside one.
In part, I would suggest, for that barging-on reason but also because much traffic wants to travel at up to 70mph.
In my experience, the 50 miles from Winchester to Oxford is about one hour if the maximum speed is 60mph.
Perhaps five minutes might be gained if one drives at up to 70mph.
Why not limit the speed on the A34 to 60mph?
It would probably reduce the number of accidents on that road.
Michael Fielding,
Cheriton Road,
Fulflood,
Winchester
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