TRAFFIC CONTROL
MOUNTED PGLICEMEN TRIED AS EXPERIMENT IN LONDON. London, Friday. The experiment of emlploying mounted policemen on point duty in London proved a notable demonstration. of the thoroughness of the horses' training. The animals stood like statues while their riders used both arms for the code signals used by foot police. The innovation follows experiments which convinced the authorities that mounted policemen can be of great usefulness in traffic control, although, owing to the strain, the horses are not employed for long periods, but alternate point duty with periods of patrolling. Nor will they be used at night. The mounted men at present are posted in Whitehall and at three other points. Before they are used at the busiest centres, like Oxford Cireus and Piccadilly, further exiperiments will be necessary.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 358, 20 October 1932, Page 3
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131TRAFFIC CONTROL Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 358, 20 October 1932, Page 3
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