Lord Skelmersdale
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(12 years, 9 months ago)
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Earl Attlee
My Lords, I am very grateful for the noble Lord’s observations.
Lord Skelmersdale
My Lords, although this question refers specifically to the United States, has my noble friend considered the position in France, where the conditions are very similar to our own?
Earl Attlee
My Lords, if you look at Paris the conditions are more similar but, as I understand it, Paris was relaid out at one point so the road conditions there are different from those in the United Kingdom. In addition, as I said in my initial Answer, our traffic light system is responsive, so allowing left turns would not give the improvements in productivity that you would get in other countries.