§ 91. Sir Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Transport whether the further tests of reflectorised material for carriageway markings undertaken by the Road Research Laboratory have been completed; and when the results will be available.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe Panel on Road Markings set up in January, 1965, will report soon on the markings for edges of motorway carriageways to the Director 81W of Road Research. Existing instructions to agent authorities will be reviewed in the light of the Panel's conclusions.
§ Sir Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Transport to what extent it is the policy of her Department to specify reflectorised markings for lane lines and the edges of carriageways on motorways, trunk roads, and classified roads, respectively.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe policy is for all lane and edge of carriageway lines on motorways to be reflectorised. The Traffic Signs Manual issued last February advises on the use of reflectorised markings on other roads.
§ Sir Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Transport how many miles of motorways and trunk roads, respectively, have reflectorised carriageway markings; and what percentage of mileage these represent.
§ Mr. John MorrisThis information is not readily available and to obtain it would entail an inordinate amount of work.