§ 21. Sir ARTHUR MICHAEL SAMUELasked the Minister of Transport whether any recent regulations have been made forbidding the practice of parking cars at night on the wrong side of a public thoroughfare; and what steps his De- 968 partment takes to ensure that those regulations are observed?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of TRANSPORT (Lieut.-Colonel Headlam)No regulations have been made on this subject. I am advised that any person in charge of a car who leaves it on a road in such a position or in such circumstances as to be likely to cause danger to other persons using the road is guilty of an offence under Section 50 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930.
§ Sir A. M. SAMUELHave the regulations, as explained by my hon. Friend, been brought to the notice of the proper authorities?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe regulations must depend on local circumstances. As a general rule, it is undesirable to make special regulations on matters that can be dealt with by the general law.
§ Sir A. M. SAMUELAs several accidents have occurred as a result of the practice complained of, has the hon. Gentleman communicated with the proper authorities and drawn their attention to the general law?