HC Deb 29 January 1958 vol 581 cc357-8
29. Mr. Grimond

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation why, contrary to the declared policy of his Department, perpendicular kerbs are being laid along the Cromwell Road Extension main road to the west, even where there is no pavement.

Mr. Watkinson

As footpaths are being provided on both sides of this road for the whole of its length, vertical kerbs are a necessary safeguard. This is not contrary to the policy I have announced for the use of kerbing in rural areas.

Mr. Grimond

Is the Minister aware that there are no pavements along the division in the middle of this road? As his Department has said that it is opposed to perpendicular kerbs, cannot he arrange for sloping kerbs to be erected where there are no pavements, as the perpendicular kerbs are dangerous?

Mr. Watkinson

I do not think that that is the answer at all. A vertical kerb is used as a safety precaution on the edge of a road to stop cars getting on to the pavement rather than to encourage them to do so, as would happen if a kerb of that kind were provided.