1 SEPTEMBER 1923, Page 12

ROADS AND THE UNEMPLOYED.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—May I suggest that the ancient Fosse Way and Icknield Way be made into modern roads suitable to motorists? Both would be most useful cross-roads, especially the Fosse Way (Bath to Lincoln), and could provide work for thousands of unemployed. On these it might be well to allow motors to go without a speed limit. But if motors are allowed to go at :10 or 40 m.p.h. on ordinary roads, accidents will increase. For even if on attempting to cross, one looks, and it appears safe, a motor coming up at 80 or more miles per hour is upon one before one can cross (as has happened to my wife and to thousands of others).—! am, Sir, &c.,