§ 64. Mr. Atkinsonasked the Minister of Transport if, in view of the potential 7,000 road deaths this year, he will take steps to further accident research during a period of intense public response; and if, towards that end, he will introduce a publicised Safe Day when, for 24 hours throughout Great Britain maximum speeds in built-up areas would become 20 miles per hour and elsewhere not more than 40 miles per hour compelling all road users to become intensely accident conscious for a limited period, whilst at the same time the effects of a speed reduction would enable researchers to relate all these matters more effectively.
§ Mr. Tom FraserResearch into the causes and prevention of accidents has been intensified in recent years. It seems unlikely that measures of the kind proposed would be very effective in producing either generally safer driving or material for research; information about road behaviour under such abnormal controls would be of little use as a guide to means of preventing accidents in everyday circumstances.