YESTERDAY I was sitting at the set of traffic lights by Yates's Wine Lodge in Warrington town centre.

I had a police van behind me; the driver in the car in front of me was on the phone.

He/she was obviously too engrossed in the phone call to notice that the lights had changed to green.

When they eventually moved, the second set of lights just before Kwik Save had changed to red. The driver sailed right through the red light.

At this point there was also a police car coming in the opposite direction.

Can someone please tell me why maniacs like this still hold driving licences or what extreme of dangerous driving has to be committed to actually get the attention of the police?

COLIN DRINKWATER,

Warrington