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10th March 1931, Page 65
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PARLIAMENT

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent

L.G.O.C. Drivers' Tests.

JN reply to Mr. Sorensen, the Home Secretary gave the following particulars regarding L.G.O.C. drivers examined by the Police fot testing on the latest types of bus :—

"During the 12 months ended anuary*31st last the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., preseitted 4,975 men for testing on the-type of bus known as the L.T.; of this number 1,227 failed on the first test, 196 failed on the second test, and 39 men failed on the third test. None of the last-mentioned drivers took the fourth test during the year in question. The maximum number of tests permitted for any applicant is four.

"The only repreSentation which."' I have received on the subject has c_ome from the hon. member (Mr. Sorensen). I hope to reply to it fully in a day or two."

Comprehensive Road Schemes.

IT is officially stated that in the County of Brecon, since June 1929, grants have been made towards 25 schemes for the improvement of classified roads estimated to cost approximately f189000 and for 17 Hammes in the County of Radnor estimated to cost approximately £18,000.

Three further plans estimated to cost approximataly'f66,000 are, in the case of Brecon, in hand, and in the case of Radnor, 16 schemes estimated to cost approximately ilwoo.

Traffic Patrols.

riinE number of solo motorcycles in 1 the possession of the Metropolitan motor patrol police is 50 and of motorcycle combinations six. The Home Secretary stated that the combination machines had been founu the more generally effective the solos beingaless so in the inner and more congested districts.

"Sir W. Brass suggested that sidecars should be used in view of corroborative evidence that would be obtained by

hating two patrol police instead of one. The Home Secretary promised to consider the point.

Lower Direction Posts.

A PROMISE has been given by the .ti.Minister that when considering the regulations under Section 48 of the Road Traffic Act, regarding direction posts, he will take into consideration the point raised by Sir H. Cayzer, that roaddirection posts, etc., should be placed at a lower level, so that the directions may be more readable. At night time, the height, in a number of cases, at present prevents them from coming within the beam of the headlights.

Third-party Insurances.

AirR. MORRISON informed Mr. C. eL.V.1_Williams that he had no information with regard to the number Of thirdparty-risk insurance policies which had been taken out. There had not been. to his knowledge, any increase in tariff rates as a result of the operation of the Road Traffic Act.

Threshing Machines and Compulsory Insurance.

WtoR. TURTON has called attention the burden placed on the agricultural industry by the fact that threshing-machine proprietors are being required to take out insurance policies not only in respect of third-party risks but also in respect of the risks of boiler explosions.

The Minister of Transport points out that under the Road Traffic Act the user of a steam-driven agricultural vehicle is required to obtain cover against any liability in respect of personal injury to third parties (other than employees in the course of their employment) caused by or arising out of the use of the vehicle on a road, including any liability arising out of a boiler explosion while the vehicle is being so used.

He has previously explained that he

understood that agricultural vehicles used to a very limited extent on public roads could be insured against thirdparty risks in respect of use on such roads at specially low rates.

Forth Road Bridge.

mflE Minister of Transport states 1 that he has considered the views of the local authorities 'interested in the construction of road bridges over the Forth and the Tay, and has already offered a grant towards the costof a new bridge at Ichicardine-upon-Forth, where the local authorities are prepared to bear a share of the outlay. He hopes that powers for the construction of this bridge will shortly be obtained and that work will proceed. Bridge projects at Dundee aud .Queensferry arc still under going examination. .; , .

Driving Pending Appeals.

fAN a requeSt that the Minister of fransport should consider amending the law to allow a motorist whose licence was suspended to drive pending the hearing of an appeal against his conviction, subject to conditions or undertakings imposed by the convicting magistrates, Mr. Morrison stated that he could not see bigway to introduce amending legislation for the purpose.

Speed-limit Arrangements.

THE Minister of Transport states that whilst he has not received any formal report On the effect of the, new laws On traffic, he thiuks that from statements which have appeared in the Press there can be no doubt that the provisions of the Road Traffic Act, taken as a whole, have had a salutary effect on motor traffic.

Details of Identification.

TR. D. G. SOMERVILLE asked _i_V_Lthe Minister whether his attention had been called to the lack of close definition, under the Road Traffic Act, of the waiting period during which any motorist must stop and give details of his identification and whether, in conjunction with the Home Office, he wctuld consider the desirability of advising the different police forces as to the normal length of such waiting period.

Mr. Morrison said that no representations had been made to him that drivers of motor vehicles had been subjected to any unreasonable delay in connection with the production to police constables of drivers' licences or of evidence of compliance with the provisions of Part II of the Road Traffic Act, 1930. If he were supplied with further particulars he would consult with the Home Secretary.

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