§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Transport what investigations have been made by his Department or the Transport and Road Research Laboratory on the practicability and advantage of standard positions and designs of road vehicle fenders or bumpers.
§ Mr. HoramBumper design and position are important features of a number of studies carried out by TRRL into pedestrian protection, head-on side impacts between cars, and impacts between cars and larger vehicles. I will send my hon. Friend copies of relevant papers.