TESTS SATISFACTORY

Evening Star, Issue 23372, 15 September 1939, Page 14

TESTS SATISFACTORY

ILLUMINATED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING STANDS UP TO WEEK’S HEAVY TRIAL. After having been set in the entrance to the City Corporation’s yards in Ward street for nearly a week the illuminated pedestrian crossing, invented by Traffic-inspector James R. Cameron, was again inspected by representatives of the City Council and the Automobile Association last night. This crossing, which consists of red Neon tubing under a heavy glass cover, is designed to take the place of the present white and yellow lines which indicate pedestrian crossings. The advantages are that the crossing is permanent, can he seen in all weathers and from a distance, throws pedestrians into relief, and is economical to run. it being claimed that the initial cost of installing is quickly made up when it is considered how many times painted lines have to he touched up. During the week the crossing has been set down in the yard, about 750 tons of traffic have passed over it, and no damage has resulted to the device. This traffic has consisted of all types, from light motor vehicles to an eightton steam roller, which, last night, was turned as directly as possible on to the glass itself. , The experiments have been entirely satisfactory, and approval was forthcoming last night from Cr M. 0. Henderson (chairman of the General Committee of tho City Council), Mr E. J. Anderson (of the Automobile Association), and Mr P. F. Harre (secretary of that association). Inspector Cameron intends to seek the approval of the Transport Department for his crossing, which he has patented as “ Cameron’s Illuminated Pedestrian Crossing,” and he is hopeful that one may be installed in Princes street to undergo a complete test.