“NOSING-IN”

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 204, 17 November 1927, Page 13

“NOSING-IN”

NEWMARKET ADOPTS SYSTEM ♦ PARKING IN BROADWAY Considerable discussion took place at the meeting of the Newmarket Borough Council last evening regarding the merits and demerits of the “nosing-: in” system of parking on Broadway. The traffic inspector reported on the test last Saturday, carried out on the principle of driving head-on to the kerb at an angle of 52 degrees. The test showed that, with one or two exceptions, no undue delay on the part of the driver of the standing car was caused in getting away when desired. The oAcoming traffic was not unduly delayed. ' , . Mr. J. Hardley stated that he had interviewed many people, who were unanimously of the opinion that the nosing-in system was preferable to that of backing in. He moved that the system be adopted. Mr. H. Gregory said the trial last Saturday had been very successful. Mr. G. E. Smerdon thought the proposed trial of the backing-in system was unnecessary, and would cause confusion. They would be wise to adopt the nosing-in system. The Mayor, >fr. S. Donaldson, expressed surprise that some of the councillors wanted to adopt the system without a trial of the backing-in system, and frame a by-law that would stand for some time. He did not think they were doing justice if they did not give the backing-in system a trial. , „ _ Mr. H. J. Hooper and Mr. A. R. Townsend supported the Mayor. Mr. F. J. O’Meara said he had discussed the syste'm wit han expert, who had said that 80 per cent, of drivers could not back their cars. Mr. Townsend said that he asked about 100 people and they preferred the bther system. Further discussion took place, several members stating that they were not against the nosing-in system, but’ they thought the other should be 16 was decided by six votes to four that the nosing-in system be adopted, the Mayor recording his vote against.