§ 60. Mr. Leachasked the Minister of Transport whether he will carry out a thorough investigation into the practicability of fitting public service vehicles and 1164 commercial motor vehicles with front guards to reduce the shock of a collision with a cyclist or a pedestrian, and to prevent the victim being run over by the vehicle?
§ Mr. BurginA large number of such devices has been examined in my Department, but I am advised that in general it is extremely doubtful whether their use would result in a lessening of injuries to persons involved in accidents.
§ Mr. LeachCan the right hon. Gentleman say why it should be difficult to fix such devices to heavy motor traffic on the roads while at the same time his Department makes them compulsory on tramcars?
§ Mr. BurginIt is quite a different type of construction.