§ Mr. HOUSTONasked the Home Secretary whether he will take steps to keep one main artery free from slow-moving traffic during certain hours so as to facilitate the passage of vehicles conveying persons to railway stations and business premises in the city; and whether, with a view to mitigating the danger to pedestrians and others by reason of reckless driving and exceeding the speed limit by drivers of vehicles, he will give special instructions to the police to endeavour to mitigate this evil?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLAs regards the first part of this question, I can add nothing to the answer I gave to the similar enquiry by the hon. Member on the 8th instant. As regards the latter part, I am sure that the police are fully alive to the need of using every endeavour to stop reckless driving. They are already instructed to that effect, and nothing would be gained by issuing any special instructions.
§ Mr. HOUSTONIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the vague and nebulous ideas which many drivers of mechanically propelled vehicles possess as to the rate of speed at which they are proceeding, and will he, in the interests of the public, consider the advisability of introducing legislation compelling every mechanically propelled vehicle to have a speedometer?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI certainly think a speedometer is very desirable.