London, Jan, 14.
The Conference on street ace cidents in London, convened by Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Minister of Transport, began to-day Mr. Morrison, who presided, said risk of the public, including pedement of modern transport that the strains, should be increased. They might hope, however, that children who were growing up in the midst Of fast-moving motor trafic would be able to adapt themselves to the new conditions better than the old generation had been able to do, He recommended to the careful and sympathetic study of the Conference, the Road Traffe Bill which he hoped would be passed in the pres out session of Parliament, hoped, he said, to make the law very much more up to date, and he be-Tieved the Bill would do much to enable the Ministry. of Transport to take further steps to prevent the spread of accidents in Great Britain asa whole. He attached very. great importance to the provision in the Bill enabling the
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Ministry to publish a code of woud "We do not need," he said, "a dogmatic code, but a substantially: authoritative code worked out by techitieal officers of the Ministry after consultation with all. repre sentatives of organizations concerned, so that the public generally shall know how to conduct themselves on the King's highway."
Jan. 15.
The conference on London street accidents, which opened yesterday, has decided, by 72 votes to 40, in favour of retaining the speed limit of:-motor vehicles in both Inner and Outer London.
The proposal to retain the limit was made by Me. Ingleby Eddy, one of Lonilon's coroners whose duty it is to hold inquests in cases of fatal accidents, Hie said that coroners viewed any proposal of abolishing the limits with dismay.
Mr. Ponsonby, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trans. port, said that a speed limit was not put in the new Road Tra fe Bill bo-cause it was thought advisable get a different psychological attitude oh the part of motorists who should not be driving safely, simply beau speedometers told them the within the speed limit. More caré- attention to traffic on the road The conference's recommendation, ver, may now result in the sped limit being included in the seeing that the Conference was ally convened by the Minister through Reuter.
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