§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Transport (1) whether she will now introduce regulations to require the bumpers of all new vehicles to be the same standard height above ground level;
(2) whether she will seek to establish an international standard height for bumpers on vehicles.
§ Mr. SwinglerOwing to the many different sizes of vehicles produced in this country and abroad it would not be practicable to establish a standard height for bumpers on all motor vehicles.
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§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Transport whether she will introduce a requirement for lorries to have a low bumper at the back, similar to that required in France, in view of the benefit to road safety.
§ Mr. SwinglerMy right hon. Friend is considering this now and hopes to announce her decision soon.