§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will initiate studies into the effects on the safety of motor cyclists and cyclists of the practice of road resurfacing contractors of burning or scraping hack road surfaces to give a lengthwise corrugated road surface before re-covering with tarmacadam.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI am very much aware of the inconvenience and discomfort caused to motor cyclists and cyclists when travelling over longitudinally corrugated road surfaces before resurfacing. A meaningful study of the effects of such surfaces on safety would need to embrace all classes of roads, the majority of which are outside my right hon. Friend's direct responsibility, and would take an unacceptably long time to complete. I am therefore considering the possibility of issuing advice on the matter in a form which will reach all highway authorities reasonably quickly.