DANGEROUS ROAD

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 53, Issue 32412, 27 March 1944, Page 6

DANGEROUS ROAD

OVERGROWING BLACKBERRY ACCIDENTS TO MOTORISTS The dangerous state of two bends on the Puriri-Neavesville Road because of a dense growth of blackberry was the subject of a letter from Mrs L. Maxwell to the last meeting of the Thames County Council. Mrs Maxwell said there had been two nasty collisions on the road recently, in one of which she was involved. The road was blocked by a dense, high growth of blackberry. She had to use this road daily and had seen many near collisions on it. Overhanging growth had made it practically a one-way road. The chairman, CT. D. Courtney, said that it was a half-chain road and blackberry had certainly encroaclie.i’ very badly on it. When motorists were near the corner he did not thinr they could see more than eight or ten feet ahead. Cr. E. J. McLoughlin asked if the sol tier was not, supposed to clear the land. The chairman said this was the case and suggested that the settler be aske.i to clear a certain area at least. Cr. Mcßeth said it was not a matter of speed causing accidents. Motorists could go as slowly' as they liked but they could not see ahead. It was decided to ask the settlor concerned to clear the blackberry for a reasonable distance near the two bends.