HC Deb 01 February 1978 vol 943 cc190-1W
33. Mr. Mawby

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will make a statement on proposed road safety legislation.

Mr. William Rodgers

Legislation is not possible in this Session, but I am doing all that I can to improve road safety, within the existing provisions of the law.

47. Mr. Ronald Atkins

asked the Secretary of State for Transport to what extent urban roads, especially those with gas mains, are regularly used by vehicles too heavy for them.

Mr. Horam

Highway authorities already appreciate the need to ensure that roads on to which heavy vehicles are diverted by a traffic management scheme are capable of carrying those vehicles. However, in view of the anxieties expressed in the King Report, we shall be issuing a reminder.

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