Is there a conspiracy among traffic engineers to drive Evesham commuters to madness?

As it now takes about 15 minutes to get across town thanks to the temporary traffic lights in the centre (why is it, incidentally, that temporary traffic lights cause worse hold-ups than the normal ones?) I decided to use the bypass and Worcester Road to get to work.

So guess what? Some bright spark decides this is the perfect opportunity to put temporary traffic lights on the Worcester Road. Isn't there anybody, somewhere, who might have noticed this juxtaposition and done something to avoid it?

Steve Evans, Tivoli Lane, Cheltenham.