§ 43. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Transport whether she will review the operation of the 30 miles per 564 hour speed limit and its general observation.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe 30 m.p.h. urban speed limit is among the matters under review by the inter-departmental Working Party on Speed Limit Policy.
§ Mr. DigbyWill the Parliamentary Secretary recognise that in terms of traffic and braking power things have changed a lot since the 1930s, and that we now have four speed limits, which are probably far too many? Will he ask his right hon. Friend to face squarely up to the fact that the limit has become virtually unenforceable, and that the police would agree with that view?
§ Mr. MorrisThese are all matters that my right hon. Friend will consider when she sees the report in the summer.
§ Mr. C. PannellWill my hon. Friend also bear in mind that the 30 m.p.h. speed limit is too high for some of the heavy vehicles moving in towns at present, particularly the articulated vehicles and large trailers, and that he should also take a stern look at this with his right hon. Friend both ways?
§ Mr. MorrisI am conscious of the need for balance on this kind of issue, and these are the very matters which will be considered fully in the report which will be placed before the Minister for her decision.