HC Deb 06 December 1933 vol 283 c1489
58. Mr. ANSTRUTHER-GRAY

asked the Home Secretary if he will ascertain the views of those directly responsible for traffic control in the Metropolitan area as to whether the control of pedestrians as well as vehicles by traffic signals would be in the interests of safety?

Sir J. GILMOUR

I would refer to the reply given on the 29th November by my hon. Friend the Minister of Transport to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for South Kensington (Sir W. Davison). In giving further consideration to this question, the Minister of Transport and I will, of course, keep in the closest touch with the Commissioner of Police.

Sir W. DAVISON

Does the right hon. Gentleman realise how incongruous it is that traffic is bound by signals, and that when the signals go off the traffic finds pedestrians immediately in front of it?