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Quick journeys 'attractive' to public

12th August 1966, Page 24
12th August 1966
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WHEN the Lords last week approved the

raising of speed limits for public service vehicles, Lord Redmayne asked how the regulations applied to foreign vehicles touring in this country, and whether they were subject to the same stringent supervision in regard to their condition and the conditions of work of their drivers.

Government spokesman Lord Winterbottom admitted that he could not answer this, but offered to write to Lord Redmayne on the subject. He noted, however, that certain restrictions on the length of vehicles were waived in the case of foreign motor coaches coming to this country.

When he presented the new regulations, Lord Winterbottom said there were strong economic reasons why the speed of buses and coaches should not be restricted any more than was essential on grounds of safety.

Quick journeys were an important factor in making public transport attractive to the travelling public.

With regard to safety, said Lord Winterbottom, the licensing system for buses and coaches involved meticulous inspection which made them among the safest vehicles on the roads. Their highly sidled drivers had to pass special driving tests.

For these vehicles the increased speed limits were in keeping with improvements in their design and safety in recent years.

Welcoming the changes, Lord Nugent (Tory) asked Lord Winterbottom to have this matter watched, to see whether, especially on motorways, the 50 m.p.h. limit might not in future be safely revised to an even higher figure.

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