§ Sir K. FRASERasked the Minister of Transport if he will consider the question of cancelling the Order making it compulsory for cyclists to display a red rear lamp from half an hour after sunset, seeing that this Order is somewhat vexatious and serves no useful purpose, in view of the fact that the light thrown on the road by the front lamp of a cycle is sufficient to indicate its position; that it is the duty of the driver of any vehicle approaching from the rear to have sufficiently strong head lights to see what is in front of him in time to pull up; and that if a cycle is run into from the rear the rear red light would be the first to break and that it might be stated that it was not lit?
§ Sir E. GEDDESThe Departmental Committee on Lights on Road Vehicles heard evidence on the question and considered fully the arguments set out in my hon. and gallant Friend's question, and in their Interim Reports (Command Paper 659) recommended that the requirements of the Order should be made permanent. This recommendation I propose to adopt. I may add that the London County Council have recently passed a resolution in favour of the continuance of this requirement.