HC Deb 29 July 1964 vol 699 cc303-4W
45. Mr. Holland

asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to encourage a substantial extension of the practice of providing a stop interval between traffic light changes in order to minimise the dangers to pedestrians at busy crossroads.

Mr. Marples

An all-red period in traffic signals should be provided only where justified by the amounts of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. There is the risk that over-provision would lead to lax driving behaviour.