§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Minister of Transport how many accidents have occurred involving pedestrians and other road users at the Belmont Bridge section of Wellington Road North, Stockport, in the past five years; and what steps he proposes to take to improve the conditons in which pedestrians can cross in safety, in view of the peculiar features of this stretch of roadway and the volume of traffic.
§ Mr. Tom FraserFrom 1st January, 1961, to 25th November, 1965, there were 14 accidents involving pedestrians on a 150-yard section of this road, of which three were fatal, and 19 accidents involving other road users, of which four involved slight injury. The road is the responsibility of the Stockport County Borough Council as highway authority; it has improved the street lighting near the pedestrian crossing on Belmont Bridge and has recently installed a flashing beacon on a refuge in the middle of the crossing. My divisional road engineer will examine with the Council whether anything more can be done to improve pedestrian safety here; when I have received his report I will write to my hon. Friend.