§ Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation to make a further statement about his proposals for experiments in road markings.
§ Mr. WatkinsonYes. With the support of the Automobile Association and Royal Automobile Club, I have decided to experiment with a form of road marking, which has been successfully used abroad, to help drivers at points where they cannot see a safe distance ahead. The continuous single white line now used at bends, humps, dips and junctions will be replaced on two trunk roads (London-Folkstone-Dover and London-Portsmouth) by a system of double white lines, partly continuous and partly broken. The rule will be that, if the white line nearer to the driver, when he is driving on his proper side of the road, is continuous, the wheels of his car must not cross that line; but, if the white line nearer to him is a broken line, he may use his judgment and cross if he can see that the road is clear.