HC Deb 25 October 1967 vol 751 cc488-9W
72. Miss Lestor

asked the Minister of Transport if she will consider amending the regulations governing the sale of ice-cream from parked vehicles.

Mr. Carmichael

I appreciate that there has been a disturbing number of accidents to children near ice-cream vans, but it is doubtful whether the problem can be solved by legislation. The real answer lies in road safety education, both for children and parents, and we are now intensifying our efforts in this direction. In any case, under Section 16 of the Road Traffic Act, 1960, it is an offence to stop a vehicle in a dangerous place on the road.