HC Deb 19 December 1967 vol 756 cc376-7W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Minister of Transport what plans she has to introduce, as a safety measure, regulations requiring motor vehicles to have a steering wheel designed to yield under a prescribed impact load.

Mr. Swingler:

An Economic Commission for Europe Group of Rapporteurs on General Safety Provisions has worked out a draft international regulation for the safe design of steering systems. The United Kingdom has taken part in this work and as soon as the final text becomes available, we will consider how to apply it in this country.