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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 316, 23 December 1936, Page 3

• fItANSWJRT CHANGES. .' IHUtM* HfclWrt'M ATMO*. feBIUTLY REDUCED.” “la Johannesburg, and in every placing them with trackless trams or motor bueos. One outcome of. tire •huge Is that the traffic problem has been greatly reduced,” said Mr L. W. Oftiandj, l»ho has returned to Ch'ristohuroh from a visit to South Africa. #he trackless tr#ms and the motor fcSftk ati puhed to the one 'side of the tied to piok up land set down passenfight witboiit having to slow down of blop. . under this arrangement there leas danger to pbdestrlans. Impraaalva Features.

Other features -of traffic control wWh he observed in Johannesburg—aj|‘ • ■ Welbbufne,' tdo—also impressed In both those cities the

huffinfiM streets were classified as hl«hw*j’s and the remainder as injn.or ones. Traffic proceeding along the major streets had indisputably the »ftlit*'dWay, Ml traffic approaching etreet toeing compelled to stop before entering It, irrespective of ■whether the road was clear or not. *Nie principle was the same as that lebifek^fid 3 * rather supposed to be ebcerved —by motorists in New Zealand before passing over railway level ft Johannesburg a motorist's photo- . mph w>e affixed to his driving license, juki Mr prmandy, and this was found to be lnvaluable for identification purtiottt.- OSte his way back to Ntw Zea- • -fSuitd-iw Wpent five weeks in Melbourne,! •pending most of the time in motoring. Though thatcity contained a population e'qualto that of the North Island, bh fbuftd it a A'ery kale plate to drive In. -• When he applied for his driver’s license he .was required to pass an ♦yisighf tbit; otherwise his driving i set but on his Christ•huroh license, which he produced. *sre accepted without question.

IvkuHoo* Railway®/ Reverting to South, Africa, Mr Orrd that Ute ‘Paliways in that couhttj were the finest he had ever . All the second-class and flrstclaSs ftpcompiodation on the trains %ii t ’®'videil into* cabins, containing in tMhe oases a varying number of bfefths. Each cabin was entirely selfCbatalned, having all the appointments -Io be found In a shl’p's cabin. Once the jOtirneywas stated a passenger Wite at iiberty to took <his :caW® door, S was not bothered by- the cpnducfOr histicket until his destination retcttedl Complete privacy was thusassufed. At nigh t 4he berths were converted into -sle.ejters by the train attendant, Astandird charge of 3s a passenger Wcle for the brMlege Of sleeping tb iritertfuend this had to be paid onlyonce bn a journey, not nightly. Apart horn this there was no change facilities being available to all. All meals "were Served on the train at very ynijnonahle the charges being 2s 6d for breakfast, 3s 6d for dinner. Andis for afternoon tea. It was optional whether meals were served * the dining-car or In one's own cabin. The trains ran very smoothly, and their speed whs faster than that New Zealand trains. In South Africa tfrt gauge of the railways was the same as In New Zealand, 3ft 6ln.

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