§ 35. Mr. Liddallasked the Minister of Transport whether, in order to further assist motorists and, at the same time preserve, in part, the amenities of all main roads by the abolition of the figures denoting the 30 mile per hour limit, he will cause a red, or red and white line, instead of an all white line, to be painted along the centre of the road in all built-up areas?
§ Mr. BurginNo, Sir. In my view the present method of indicating the existence of the 30 mile per hour speed limit, which was settled after consultation with representatives of road users, is to be preferred to the use of a coloured line on the carriageway, which might easily be obscured and would not be readily visible at night.
§ Mr. LiddallIs not a white line just as easily, if not more easily, obscured in certain circumstances, such as in a snow storm, and does not the Minister agree that the suggestion in the question is the best suggestion he has had put before him?