THE latest Government plan for transport in the Cleveland area would seem to be out of touch with reality in Teesside, which is a car-oriented area, with bus and rail only making up a small proportion of journeys, and most of the people on the buses are pensioners with their free bus pass.

It’s better roads, bigger roads, and more roads that are needed.

Buses and trains have their place, but they do not transport most of the people in Teesside around.

Andrew Stephenson, Elton, near Stockton