One-way Systems Criticized on Score of Fuel Wastage
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P°TNTING out ,that, in several . coastal towns in the -South of England, where the-re was only a smallpercentage of traffic as compared with that of pre-war days, a nuinber of oneway' streets and so forth were still in existence, Earl Win terton asked the Ministry of Transport to order their abolition and thus avoid the -detours involved and effect a saving in petrol, especially in respect of public-service vehicles.
Captain Mr-Ewen, Lord of the Treasury, who replied in the -absence -of Mr. Noel-Baker, statedthat local authorities had, at the request of. the Minister-, reviewed all the one-way and.
• similar traffic arranements involving.
detours which were not justified on traffic or safety grounds, and that steps would be taken, so soon as passible, to suspend such hrrangementS for the time being. He suggested that, if Earl Wiraerton had any particular cases in mind, in which he thought changes should be made, the Parliamentary Secretary would be glad to make. inquiries.
Earl Winterton insisted that there had been a scandalous waste of petrol as a result of the inability of the ideal police authorities to appreciate that we were at war, and _requested that he should take the opportunity, afforded by the fact that those authorities were about to be superseded, of seeing that this waste did not continue.
• Captain MeEwen replied that he had already given an undertaking that the matter wonkt. be 'dealt with. Earl Winterton gave notice that he would rais• the matter again on the adjournment at the earliest opportunity.