§ 29. Mr. GLOSSOPasked the Minister of Transport if he will consider the desirability of making it compulsory for all vehicles plying for public hire to have fitted a rear indicator composed of red, yellow and green lights, so as to enable vehicles behind to know when such vehicles are slowing down prior to discharging or picking up passengers on route?
Mr. STANLEYThe Departmental Committee on Traffic Signs which considered the use of direction indicators and stop lights on motor vehicles did not recommend that the use of these indicators or lights should be made compulsory on any type of vehicle, and I concur in their views in this respect. I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of the report.
§ Mr. GLOSSOPIs my hon. Friend aware that such safety devices have been used with success on American tramcars for some time?
Mr. STANLEYAll these things were considered by this departmental committee of experts, and my hon. Friend can see for himself the reasons why they rejected the proposal.