Bull-bars are in the ring again for bans
9th October 1997, Page 13
9th October 1997
Page 13
Page 13, 9th October 1997
— Bull-bars are in the ring again for bans
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• The eradication of bull-bars is being proposed in a consultation document released by the Department of Transport.
Over the next three months road safety groups and bullbar manufacturers will be asked for their views on a number of options designed to control new and existing bull-bars.
Options include banning all metal bull-bars or requiring plastic and metal bull-bars to be tested to determine how much damage they would cause to pedestrians in the event of an accident.
Roads Minister Baroness Hayman says: "Effective action is necessary to protect pedestrians from being killed or injured by bull-bars.
"We must consider national action."