asked the Minister of Transport if his attention has been called to the increasing number of accidents, fatal and otherwise, caused on the roads by motorists descending to attend to their vehicles and being run down by other motorists, especially when the lamps of the broken-down vehicles are at fault; and whether he will investigate these occurrences to see whether he can make any recommendations as to the carrying of alternative lamps for occasions of this nature?

I have noted in the Press occasional reports of such accidents, but the information in my possession does not indicate any appreciable increase in their number. While it may be desirable that drivers of motor vehicles should carry spare lamps to be used in case of emergency, I see no sufficient reason at present for issuing any general recommendation in the matter.