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Description: | This public notice, issued by the Metropolitan Police, states that '3 Lamps - 2 in front (white) and 1 at rear (red) are now obligatory', noting that drivers and owners are liable for penalties if they do not comply with the regulations.
The notice sets out the specific regulations including the point that 'the use of powerful lamps on motor and other vehicles is prohibited'.
The rule was introduced by the government as part of the Defence of the Realm Act in 1914. At the outbreak of the First World War, government was given the power to implement regulations for securing public safety. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Copyright unknown - Collection of London's Transport Museum | Subjects: | Transport London at War | Temporal: | 1916 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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