He said: "Since the traffic lights have been switched off, I have found the roundabout much easier and quicker to use. "Traffic flow has improved significantly, congestion is down, it is quieter, and there appears to be less pollution from idling vehicles." "In fact, we have precedent locally: several years when we hosted Armed Forces Day, the Castle Road traffic lights were switched off to manage large volumes of traffic. The result was that traffic cleared far more quickly, so they can’t say traffic lights helps traffic flows, it doesn’t." "This is an opportunity to review how we can smooth the traffic flow along the A36 and tributary roads.