§ Hugh RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions further to his answer of 31 January 2002,Official Report, column 457W, on speeding signs in Bredhurst, if he will grant authorisation for the installation of interactive speeding signs in Kent where the sites have been approved and the parish councils are willing to pay for their installation. [35569]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe decision to seek approval to install speed activated signs rests with the local authority responsible. In this case Kent county council. If Bredhurst parish council believe their village is suitable for these signs they would need in the first instance to approach240W Kent county council. The council would need to consider whether the site is appropriate and seek approval from my Department.
My Department is currently considering the findings of a report prepared by TRL on the effectiveness of speed activated signs in reducing vehicle speeds. We hope to start preparing guidance for local authorities with a view to authorising those signs which the report has found to be effective later in the year.