Dear Sir, Last week my wife and I had a glorious vacation on the island of Bermuda.

During some free time, of which there was very little, I enjoyed reading The Royal Gazette and took particular interest in the articles about vehicle speed limits and accidents.

As I too acquired a Bermuda tattoo, I thought about what Bermuda could do in order to improve the traffic situation. One article I read mainly stressed what drivers do wrong rather than trying to analyse the whole system.

In New Jersey, where I reside, there is a notoriously bad turn where the beginning of Route 80 West begins. For years, tractor-trailers lay down or smashed into the guardrail because their speed exceeded the recommended speed for the curve. The state has successfully reduced the number of accidents by doing very simple things. They put out a sign that tells the trucker the maximum speed that he is to go while negotiating the curve, 35 mph. Also, there is a small sign that visually shows a truck half going over on its side when speed conditions are exceeded. The point is this: All over Bermuda there are "SLOW'' signs, "Zig-Zag'' signs, Pedestrian crossing signs, etc., but nowhere does it say How Slow. If the speed limit is ninety, then sixty is slow. What if in addition to Zig-Zag signs there was a sign that posted the recommended speed? Forget the SLOW sign, which is painted into the street.

SLOW is relative and has no meaning. You have to say How Slow, 20 kph, 30 kph, 80 kph? Whatever is prudent for the road.

Secondly, your traffic circles need to be fixed and the fix is simple. For example, you have all green arrows with white letters. On a scooter, I often went the wrong way only having to turn back and renegotiate to circle. Did anyone ever think of putting up more arrows and having them colour-coded? For example, the first circle leaving Hamilton for the South beaches would have to have an arrow added (no arrow now) and the arrow should be a different colour.

Each town should have a colour code on the map and each arrow should have a matching colour. Coloured arrows tell you where to go. Simple! Sorry, I was only in Bermuda for a week and I had to get back to my day job...not rocket scientist.

MEL PREEDENBERG Ridgewood, New Jersey Thanks, Willowbank July 19, 1999 Dear Sir, Praises and thanks to Herbie and all the staff at Willowbank for a great holiday. We enjoyed staying at this Christian place...and at the Packwood Nursing Home. Pray that we can return in the year 2000.

JASON GRANER, ANTHONY EDWARD, CHRISTOPHER BROWN, JONATHAN BROWN, students of DR. BYATE W. JOHNSON Montclaire, New Jersey