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Locomotives on Highways Bill – House of Commons debate, 30 June 1896
- Legal state as of
- Not recorded
- Last source check
- 2026-08-25
- Verification scope
- Verification scope is not recorded. A catalogue check date does not establish a complete review of the legal position.
- Record provenance
- Published source library
- Organisation
- UK Parliament
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Publication date
- 1896-06-30
- Legal status
- Not applicable
- Summary
- House of Commons debate on the Locomotives on Highways Bill shortly before enactment of the 1896 statute. The parliamentary discussion records contemporary arguments about road safety, technological development and the suitability of existing restrictions for newer mechanically propelled vehicles.
- Význam
- The debate provides primary evidence of how legislators balanced innovation and road safety when replacing earlier restrictions, a useful historical analogue for automated-vehicle regulation.
- Citation
- UK Parliament, HC Deb 30 June 1896, ‘Locomotives on Highways Bill’.
- Recorded review date
- 2026-08-25
- Official source
- https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1896/jun/30/locomotives-on-highways-bill
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