§ 4. Mr. Sparksasked the Minister of War Transport, in view of the number of road accidents, if he will impose a speed limit upon that section of Western Avenue between Western Circus, East Acton and Hangar Lane traffic lights; that the pedestrian footbridge at the junction of Allan Way and Western Avenue obstructs a clear vision of the road; and will he take steps to remove it to a spot where such obstruction will not arise.
§ Mr. BarnesAn analysis by the police and my officers jointly of the accidents which have occurred on Western Avenue during the last 12 months does not indicate that the speed of traffic was a major 1886 cause. As regards the footbridge at Allan Way, the necessary alterations will be put in hand immediately to remedy the obstruction to vision, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for having brought the point to my notice.
§ Mr. SparksIs my right hon. Friend aware that 70 accidents have occurred during the past 22 months on this section of Western Avenue, and would he inquire into the circumstances of those accidents to see to what extent the lack of a speed limit has contributed to them?
§ Mr. BarnesI will certainly inquire into the route to which my hon. Friend refers, but from the figures 1 have for the 12 months from 1st November, 1944, to 31st October, 1945, there have been 47 accidents on that stretch of road.