The Editor, Sir:

Please permit me to thank the Government of Jamaica for building Highway 2000. It gives one a sense of pride to see the effort that went into this project. In spite of the wonderful thought behind this venture there are a few shortcomings.

The tag reader in the tag lanes is antiquated and takes far too long to read the tags on the vehicle. The top-up process is a delayed one. If you top up from a low balance at the Portmore toll plaza and drive to the Vineyard plaza you will still experience a low balance.

There is one aspect that the authorities need to look at, with a view of placing road signs. The clear and present danger is the fact that there is always a strong cross wind from the left heading due west. Most drivers tend to ignore this and focus only on overtaking the slower moving vehicles and, in the process, get hit by the cross wind. This wind will cause the vehicle to drift, particularly in the corners. The inexperienced driver would lacks defensive driving skills could become a victim of this or any other highway.

Pleasure to drive

I have driven Highway 2000 on numerous occasions and it is a pleasure to drive that road. One does not have to speed on that stretch of road, but, to my amazement, it has become a racetrack. Accidents are becoming frequent and drivers need to demonstrate good driving habits for the safety of themselves, their passengers and other road users.

I am, etc.,

DEVON KING

mailbox4844@yahoo.com

Kingston 19