§ 12. Lieut.-Colonel MOOREasked the Home Secretary if he will consider the advisability of having instructions issued that pedestrians as well as motorists shall observe and obey the automatic traffic signals?
§ Sir J. GILM0URIn the interests of pedestrians themselves, I do not think it would be right to advise them to pay regard only to the light signals at intersections under signal control. Any vehicle admitted to the intersection by a green light signal may either proceed straight ahead or clear the intersection by making a right or left-hand turn, and in these circumstances it is essential that pedestrians should watch the traffic itself and not be guided solely by the signals.
§ Lieut.-Colonel MOOREDoes not the right hon. Gentleman recall the fact that the Chief Constables' reports assign practically the Majority of motor accidents to the fault of pedestrians, and does he not think that this method would tend to minimise these accidents?
§ Mr. BUCHANANIs there any method in the interests of motorists whereby pedestrians could be kept from walking in the streets?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI hope that a reasonable compromise may be found.