§ MR. COURTHOPE (Sussex, Rye)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether any and. if so, what trials or experiments have taken place with heavy motor vehicles, running at a speed exceeding eight but not exceeding twelve miles an hour, on wheels fitted with tyres of other substances than rubber; whether such substances include wood; what conclusions, if any, have been arrived at as a result of such trials in respect of skidding on a wet surface and wear and tear of roadway.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) The only case of the kind referred to within my knowledge is one in which a trial was made of a heavy motor car running on wheels fitted with wooden tyres. The result of the trial was not altogether satisfactory as regards skidding.