THE most dangerous sort of motorway junction looks to have claimed another life (Motorway shut by fatal crash, Oxford Mail, February 8).

At similar road junctions where lane one is the turn-off lane, there are also major problems, especially at peak times.

You often don’t know about the road layout on unfamiliar roads until just one mile before the junction.

traffic is often heavy and you can easily find yourself having just a quick glance at the traffic in front and the rest of your time looking in the mirror trying to find a gap to get into.

All it takes is for someone to jump into a gap and brake, and the queue closes up.

With stopping distances suddenly reduced, it is obvious what will then happen.

If someone dies, the blame will be placed on the last driver in the queue.

Chris Minchin, Combe, Oxfordshire