HC Deb 16 December 1948 vol 459 c217W
Mr. Janner

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will install some indicator on the side of traffic lights at road crossings so that pedestrians waiting to cross can then know whether the lights are about to change from red to green.

Mr. Barnes

In most cases pedestrians can easily see what phase has been reached in the sequence of traffic lights at signal-controlled junctions. Where this is not so, highway authorities have been encouraged to provide additional lights facing across the carriageway for the benefit of pedestrians.

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