NOTHING DONE TO SOLVE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
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DURING.the discussion of his paper, "The History of Transport Law," which he read to the Institute of Traffic Administration, on Monday, Mr. J. Foley Egginton, West Midland Deputy Licensing Authority, said that nothing had been done to tackle traffic problems since 1920, when it seemed hopeful that the Road Fund would provide the means for doing so. The Fund was raided by successive 'Chancellors of the Exchequer and a " perfectly .chaotic state" had resulted.
Mr. Egginton shgwed that many of the laws relating to transport dated hack to the 17th-and 18th' centuries.
A member suggested that the greater use of the railways, with highly organized road feeder services, offered the only solution of the problem of increasing traffic on the roads.
Opposing views on the effect of Britain's narrow, winding roads on the design of vehicles were expressed. One member claimed that-the nature of the roads made British vehicles particularly suitable for export. Another said that because of the better roads in America and Germany, vehicles manufactured in those countries were superior to their British counterparts.
In answer to a question, Mr. Egginton said that commercial vehicles should not be compulsorily diverted from town centres to provide greater freedom for cars, but he agreed that the diversion of through traffic was highly desirable. The fast movement of longdistance traffic'should be given -the • highest priority.