§ 40. Lieut.-Colonel Schofieldasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if, in view of the recent amendments to existing regulations made by him, he will now consider making legal the use of amber cats-eye reflectors on the pedals of bicycles.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydPedal reflectors are legal provided they do not reflect a red light to the front or other than a red light to the rear. I should be glad if cyclists would, within these limits, try them out. Amber lights, however, might well mislead motorists.
§ Lieut.-Colonel SchofieldWould not my right hon. Friend agree that the report of actual road tests made of these pedal reflectors by the chief constable of Rochdale shows them to be highly effective? Would not he also agree that road safety at night would be greatly increased by the use of these pedals, and also that it is 2231 quite impossible to have any pedal showing a red light to the rear and a white light in front?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydVery great dangers are involved in trying to make this type of pedal compulsory. The danger about an amber light is the difficulty of telling whether the cyclist is coming or going, but I am quite prepared to discuss the matter with my bon. and gallant Friend.