§ 57. Commander King-Hallasked the Home Secretary whether he will cancel the existing Order which requires pedal cyclists to blacken out or otherwise render inoperative the lower half of their reflectors?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonCycle lamps treated in the manner suggested by my hon. and gallant Friend have been tested, but they were found to be dazzling to other road users as well as unsatisfactory from the security point of view. Endeavours are, however, being made to find alternative solutions.
§ Commander King-HallWhile I recognise the sympathic attitude shown by the Minister, will he do his best to accelerate a solution of this problem, which has been in existence for many months and which has resulted in thousands of hours of work being lost by people who have been trying to get about on bicycles in the blackout?
§ Mr. MorrisonI am deeply sympathetic. I want to help cyclists all I can and, thereby, the war effort. I will do anything I can.