§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when traffic calming measures are being considered, what discretion exists for local authorities to decide the distance between humps installed on urban roads.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleLocal highway authorities are required to comply with the Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1990 which state, in regulation 2, that road humps forming a series of two or more shall be spaced so that not less than 20 m nor more than 150 m lies between one hump and the one next to it.
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many complaints the Department has received from road users about the installation of road humps.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThere have been some complaints, but no central record is kept of the number of these and it would not be economic to produce such figures. Most representations received by the Department about road humps are positive and relate to practical advice on siting and installation.
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations the Department has received from the Road Haulage Association, bus users' associations and other similar trade bodies about road humps.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleComments were received from a wide range of interested organisations including the Road Haulage Association and bus users' associations who were consulted when the road humps regulations were made.