' Long lorries need lateral lights'
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• The fitting of warning lights on the sides of relatively lengthy vehicles should be made compulsory, a Court of Appeal judge said on Tuesday. "It is to be hoped that before long the authorities in this country and in certain Continental countries will think fit to make it compulsory. It is of real importance in reducing accidents", commented Lord Justice Sachs.
The Court ruled that a cyclist was not to blame for injuries he suffered because he had ridden for some time on the inside of a slow-moving 3-ton tipper lorry belonging to Watford Corporation before it turned left unexpectedly across his path.
The three judges allowed an appeal by the cyclist, Mr. Percival Bromfield, of Hagden Lane, Watford, and increased his damages from £360 to £1,796 for a permanent injury to his right shoulder.
The appeal was against a decision of Mr. Justice Willis in November who had held that Mr. Bromfield was 70 per cent to blame for the accident in October 1965.
The Appeal court cleared Mr. Bromfield of any blame. Lords Justice Davies and Phillimore agreeing. and Watford Corporation were ordered to pay the costs.