TRAFFIC CONTROL

Shannon News, 9 November 1926, Page 2

TRAFFIC CONTROL

f—- • METHODS IN ENGLAND. I ______ REGULATIONS ARE REASONABLE. “My time in England -was mostly spent in London, but I was able to get in a very pleasant motor tour through the Midlands , and tlie West of England, said Dr. Bevan Brown to a representative of Referee” on Friday. There are hundreds of miles of newly-formed arterial roads .through the country, very wide, and with a perfect surface. The main roads are formed qf concrete with an asphalt or tar covering; the other .common types of roadAvay are. .tarmac or bitumen over macadam., Loopways are formed to aA r oid villages and small towns. After motoring in England I am afraid One will 2nd our Ngav Zealand roads with their potholes, to be an unplesant contrast. The motor traffic on the English roads is very large and is increasing. At holiday times there is an uninterrupted procession of cars on the roads leading out from London. -

“I am glad to say that England is setting the Dominions a good example by buying English cars rather than those of foreign make, the latter being considerably in tlie minority on the roads. , The. London traffic is so immense, that in - spite of ingenious devices- to solve the traffic problem, progress through by motor is a slow business. Th& police have a very complete control, and short shrift is the lot of anyone failing to obey theij- signals. But The motorist who obeys the reasonable regulations that are in force and exercises commonscnse in driving, is never likely to bo interfered with'. In London,t as far as I could sec, no stress is laid on * speeding, 'provided the road is clear, ahead; in fact, the police encourage one. to speed up when the signal is given to go ahead." ■ ! -