§ 18. Mr. Collinsasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he has now received the final report from the Road Research Laboratory on the value, in reducing the accident rate, of the practice of painting "Halt" on the road surface adjacent to halt signs.
§ Mr. NugentNo, Sir, not yet.
§ Mr. CollinsCan the Minister speed up this matter, because in my own borough, over identical periods, at one road junction accidents have been reduced from 15 to 1 and at six other junctions they have been reduced by an average of from 15 to 5? It is important that this scheme should be put into operation. Can the right hon. Gentleman say, at the same time, whether the research people are considering the ideal distance from the road junction at which the sign should be painted—whether it is 30, 40, or 50 yards?
§ Mr. NugentWe are waiting upon the result of the survey of 100 sites by the Road Research Laboratory. It has completed some of it, but not all of it. We shall have to compose ourselves in patience for a little longer. In the meantime, we are consulting with local authorities about these and other road signs, so that we are making use of the interval. I am aware of the success in the hon. Gentleman's borough.