§ Mr. Boothasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will have an investigation made of accidents in which pedestrians are killed or seriously injured at pelican crossings to establish what percentage of these accidents arise from vehicles proceeding onto the crossing while an amber light is flashing.
§ Mr. David HowellI doubt whether an investigation with this particular object in mind would be practicable because of the difficulty of establishing the circumstances in each case. However, we are considering the evidence from recent trials that an extension of steady green man time or a delay in the start of the flashing amber signal could have beneficial results for pedestrians without causing unacceptable delays to traffic.