HC Deb 17 June 1966 vol 729 cc347-8W
Mr. Whitaker

asked the Minister of Transport whether she will seek to increase road safety by deciding a standard code of headlamp flashing and announcing it to the public.

Mrs. Castle

The flashing of headlamps should, in the interests of road safety be regarded as having only the same meaning as sounding the horn-that is, as an indication of the presence of a vehicle on the road. Drivers have already been given this advice and I propose to include it in the next revision of the Highway Code.

Mr. Darling

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