THE GREEN LIGHT.
MOTORISTS* OBJECTIONS. (PIUMS AS3OCU.TIQJI TBUtOBAIf.) WANGANUI, June 17. "It is three years ago since this Association first approached the Railway Department with a request that the green light signals at level-crossings be done away with," said Mr P. J. Hill, secretary of the Wanganui Automobile Association to-day, commenting on the Christchureh crossing smash, .and the probability of confuaipn as a result of the use of the green light. "One of our members w«s fined for crossing the Jine r " Mr Hill proeseded, "and as a result we wrote to the District Traffic Manager on October 15th, 1927, asking that the green light or flag, which meant safety to the train and danger to motor traffic, be replaced by something which showed, red to the public." On October 26th in the same year the Association was advised that "arrangements were in hand to introduce a special signal lamp at leVil-crossings protected by mimual signals." So far nothing had been done,l£r Bill stated. He went s>& M ebpw
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19957, 18 June 1930, Page 11
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