HC Deb 08 July 1964 vol 698 cc114-5W
70. Mr. Awbery

asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to make it an obligation that where vehicles are engaged in carrying dangerous cargoes of any kind, they must have both a driver and an attendant at all times, and that the braking systems of such vehicles shall be of a dual type.

Mr. Marples

Goods vehicles are already required to have two independent braking systems; it would be unreasonable to require both an attendant and a driver on all vehicles carrying dangerous cargoes because the degree of danger depends on the quantity and type of load and how it is packed.