§ Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Transport whether he is satisfied that members of the motoring public are sufficiently aware of the speed restrictions currently in force on main roads at weekends; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Tom FraserThe general 50 m.p.h. speed limit is not currently in force at weekends. It was imposed this year only during the Whitsun holiday and was then advertised extensively in national newspapers. A permanent 50 m.p.h. speed limit is being imposed from mid-July on some 300 miles of rural trunk roads with high accident rates. All these stretches of road will be marked with 50 m.p.h. signs, of 32 inches in diameter, at the beginning and the end of the limit; and they will have 24-inch repeater signs throughout their length.