§ 28. Mr. GARDNERasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that extensive advertising is taking place on road surfaces in the Metropolitan area, advertisers using whitewash and other similar materials to print information in large letters; that many of these advertisements are placed across the ends of streets giving on to main thoroughfares; that these advertisements may distract the attention of motor drivers while driving and of pedestrians while crossing the roads; and whether be will issue an instruction that all such advertisements must be in line with and near the kerb so that they may be easily read by passers-by from the footpath?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAWhile I deprecate the practice of advertisements being painted or otherwise marked on road surfaces, I have no statutory power in the matter, but am informed that the responsible highway authorities have powers to make by-laws to deal with this abuse of the highway.