§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what evaluation his Department has made of the medical effects of road humps on fragile, elderly and disabled people. [62859]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonAs part of the continuing research on the design and performance of road humps, the Department has commissioned the Transport Research Laboratory to carry out a literature review on the effects of road humps on professional drivers and people with disabilities. A report on the review is due to be published in March 1999.
In developing published advice for the design of road humps my Department ensured that passenger discomfort was evaluated, and that excessive discomfort would not arise providing the road humps were not driven over at an excessive speed.