MARKED CROSSINGS
THE PEDESTRIANS GOVERN. MOTORISTS’ OBLIGATIONS’. Definite statements of the obligations of motorists at the pedestrian crossings marked in the city under the Motor Regulations, 193 G, were given a “Standard” reporter to-day by Mr H. J. Smith, the Palmerston North City Council’s traffic manager.
“A motorist may be approaching a crossing so marked,” said Mr Smith, quoting a hypothetical case. “If there are pedestrians between the traffic dome in the middle of the road and the motorist’s left hand side oi the road, the motorist must stop and g"-e w"" to the pedestrians. If there are no pedestrians on that hall oi Inc l'o.m in front of the motorist, but there are some between the traffic dome and the motorist’s right-hand side of the road, thus not in his path, the motorist may proceed. Ine pedestrians govern the position. If they are in the half of the road in front of the motorist, the motorist must stop.”
To-morrow morning, said Mr Smith, one of the city’s traffic officers will he stationed at the Bank of New Zealand corner, governing the pedestrian traffic. The aim is to give a lesson to pedestrian traffic that foot traffic is to work in co-operation with the molor traffic —when the motorists stop the pedestrians .are to cross, and viceversa..
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 13 August 1937, Page 2
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217MARKED CROSSINGS Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 13 August 1937, Page 2
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