§ 54. Mr. Pounderasked the Minister of Transport whether he will introduce legislation to require that safety belts be included in all motor cars as standard fitments.
§ Mr. MarplesThis is not my intention at present. I hope that a British Standard specification will soon be agreed for anchorage points; following this, I intend to make anchorage points compulsory for new cars.
Meanwhile I strongly recommend the use of properly-fitted seat belts. Figures obtained in the course of an official study show that when seat belts are worn, the risk of serious injury to the driver and front seat passenger of a car which has an accident is reduced by nearly 80 per cent.