SIR.-Quoodle, disconcerted, no doubt, by the irritating tendency of events
in Rhodesia to happen at a time inconvenient for the Spectator, and by the inexplicable success of Mr. Gunter in discussions with the bakers' leaders, has used a singularly un- fortunate adjective in referring to Mr. Fraser's pro- posed 70-mile-an-hour speed limit,
'Perishing nonsense' is his comment: but who is going to do the perishing if cars are allowed to cruise along 'safely' at or above 70 miles an hour? As the rural old-age pensioners leap agilely across once-quiet country roads to avoid these juggernauts, they may well reflect that, although the cars are built for safe cruising at 70-80 m.p.h., the drivers are in too few cases built for controlling them at these speeds: and this may well be their last re- flection.
KAREN MCKECHN1E
11 Hastings Avenue, Merry Oaks, Durham
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