§ 6. Mr. PARKINSONasked the Minister of Transport if he can give the House any information regarding the experiment of the electromatic signals erected at Cornhill; whether any accidents have occurred; and, if so, the number and nature of such?
§ The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Mr. Pybus)The signals referred to were 138 brought into operation on the 15th March and are working satisfactorily. Up to the 4th April there had been no accidents involving injury to persons, but there were three cases of collision between vehicles at the junction.
§ 7. Mr. PARKINSONasked the Minister of Transport whether the automatic traffic signals erected at London Road, Norbury, Surrey, are permanent or in the nature of an experiment; whether pedestrians are taking advantage of this device; and whether any accidents have occurred at this point since they have been installed?
§ Mr. PYBUSThe signals in London Road, Norbury, which are operated by pedestrians themselves, are an experiment. They are being used to an increasing extent by pedestrians, particularly school children. Two accidents involving slight damage to vehicles have occurred since the signals were brought into use on 17th February last.