§ Mr. KNIGHTasked the Minister of Transport whether he intends to give guidance to the walking public as to their duty in relation to the coloured-light signals; and whether he is satisfied that the coloured-light signals guarantee the safety of persons crossing the road at the recognised place where such signals are installed?
Mr. STANLEYNo device of this kind can guarantee the safety of traffic of any class, but I think that experience has shown that light signals reduce the danger of accident both to vehicular and to pedestrian traffic. It is the duty of drivers of vehicles to obey the indications given by the signals, but pedestrians should be guided by the movements of the traffic, and not solely by the indications given by the signals. I think this is generally realised, but I will consider dealing with the matter in the Highway Code when the code comes to be revised.