§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Minister of Transport if she will give the numbers of accidents, fatal and otherwise, that have occurred during each of the past four years, which can be attributed to the heavy deposits of mud on roadways by vehicles on all kinds of work; and if she will now introduce further measures to ensure that owners of these vehicles have the wheels and tyres cleaned before they enter a public highway.
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§ Mr. CarmichaelI regret that this information is not available.
The Highways Act, 1959, makes it an offence to deposit anything on the road which is a danger or nuisance to road users, but we do not consider that a regulation requiring vehicle owners to have their wheels and tyres cleaned before entering the public highway would be enforceable.