§ 68. Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Minister of Transport whether the word "Halt" on the signs "Major Road Ahead" is intended as a direction to the approaching motorist to hesitate or to stop; and, if the latter version of the word is intended, what further direction, if any, is given him as to when and in what circumstances he may proceed without conflicting with any Statutes or Regulations which apply to him?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of TRANSPORT (Captain Austin Hudson)The Highway Code explains that under Section 49 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, it is an offence for any driver or cyclist not to go slow or to come to a stop before entering a major
§ road from a minor road if there is a traffic sign which requires him to do so, and the interpretation of the "Halt at Major Road Ahead" sign—as meaning that the motorist must stop at the major road itself—has been upheld by the High Court. No case has come to my right hon. Friend's notice in which a driver has failed to proceed after obeying this sign.