§ Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Minister of Transport whether he has received reports from the provincial cities and towns as to the working of automatic traffic control signals; whether such reports are of a satisfactory nature; and whether it is proposed to experiment with such systems of control in the Metropolitan Police district?
§ Colonel ASHLEYMy Department has obtained reports upon the working of automatic traffic control signs in provincial cities, from which I gather that, upon the whole, they can be regarded as working satisfactorily. The hon. Member will, however, appreciate that the traffic conditions where these signs have been erected in the provinces cannot necessarily be regarded as in any way comparable with the traffic conditions in certain of the more congested areas in the Metropolis. It is my intention to endeavour to arrange for experiments with such systems to be tried in the Metropolitan Police district.