§ Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Transport if his attention has been drawn to the remarks of Dr. Waldo, the Southwark coroner, at an inquest, held on the 23rd November, on a lad, George Stevens. who met his death in the Borough High Street; and whether any action is contemplated with a view to more adequate protection being afforded pedestrians and light vehicular traffic in that thoroughfare?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe accident to which the hon. and gallant Member refers is stated to have been due to the skidding of the bicycle ridden by the boy. Whether the bicycle skidded on the tram lines or on a metal plate between the lines is not clear, but the fact that the day was wet no doubt contributed to the accident. The question of making the streets safer for pedestrians and vehicular traffic is consistently engaging the attention of my Department, but I am unable to see how accidents due to the skidding of pedal cycles in wet weather can be entirely avoided.