Oral Answers to Questions — Roads – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 February 1964.
Mr Cyril Osborne
, Louth Borough
12:00,
12 February 1964
asked the Minister of Transport why he has refused the Cleethorpes Borough Council's proposal to enforce a 30 miles per hour limit from Hewitts Circus for the full length of Grimsby Road, and North Sea Lane, in view of the fact that there have been an increasing number of serious and fatal accidents; if he will review his decision; and if he will make a statement.
Hon. Thomas Galbraith
, Glasgow Hillhead
We refused to entertain a proposal for an extension of the 30 m.p.h. speed limit for 174 yards along Humberston Road for the reasons set out in my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary's letter of 13th June, 1963. Since consent was refused in April, 1963, there has been no increase in the frequency of accidents. We have now consented to the making of an Order to impose a 40 m.p.h. speed limit between the bridge over Buck Beck and a point 200 yards west of the junction of Church Lane and North Sea Lane.
Mr Cyril Osborne
, Louth Borough
Is my hon. Friend aware that the reasons given in his letter were not satisfactory? Is he further aware that there have been a lot of accidents since I have received it and that my constituents are very worried about this stretch of road? Will he send another official to look at it more sympathetically and give us a better offer?
Hon. Thomas Galbraith
, Glasgow Hillhead
My information shows that accidents have been declining. There were 10 in 1960, 5 in 1961, 5 in 1962 and 4 in 1963. One of these involved a gill jumping off a moving bus and another a dog being run over, so I do not think that I can agree with my hon. Friend.
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