42. The Earl of Dalkeithasked the Minister of Transport, what further steps he will take to publicise the advisability of using headlights in motor vehicles in conditions of daytime fog.
§ Vice-Admiral Hughes HallettAdvice that headlamps should be used in condi- 1278 tion of daylight fog is given in the Highway Code, and by broadcasting and television services whenever the weather report forecasts such conditions. That advice is the subject of a short film made recently for television and will be included in a booklet on motorway driving now being prepared. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents gives the same advice when appropriate.
The Earl of DalkeithWould not my hon. and gallant Friend agree that at present about nine out of ten motorists go on using sidelights in day-time fog and that is useless as the lights are seldom more visible than the vehicle itself?
§ Vice-Admiral Hughes HallettWe agree about that. That is why we are doing our best to publicise the need to use headlights. The propaganda will be stepped up when the fog season again approaches.