London, July 28.—Arrived, at London, Port Sydney; at Los Angeles, Vilja. Sailed, Monowai, from Victoria. Real Traffic Control The thorough control of traffic in large American cities impressed Mr. D. A. Ewen, of Wellington, who returned from Vancouver by the Niagara. At important street intersections in Chicago, he said, there were not only lights at the centre of the crossing, but also a policeman on point dutv, who blew a whistle when the lights changed. Very often a mounted policeman was stationed a few yards from the intersection, for good measure. Any driver who broke the rules heard about it almost instantly. At such intersections the volume of traffic was so great that the precautions could hardly he deemed excessive.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20003, 31 July 1939, Page 7
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