§ 32. Mr. HigginsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to place speed limit signs reading 70 on motorways at appropriate places, and to replace with a 70 sign any existing signs which comprise a black diagonal stripe on a white circle.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyWe are planning an experiment with 70 mph signs on a stretch of motorway. We need to discover whether such signs have a significant effect on vehicle speeds. For the present, the signing system of national speed limits on motorways remains unchanged.