MOTOR CAR TRAFFIC.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 235, 10 November 1909, Page 4

MOTOR CAR TRAFFIC.

BOROUGH COUNCIL'S PROPOSALS. The By-laws Committee recommended to Monday nights meeting oi the Borough Council that the borough solicitors be instructed to <lraft a by-law limiting the speed of motor-ears in Xew Plymouth under:—Devon-street from iLiardet Street to Queen Street, Brougham Street and Egmout .Street from Devon Street to St. Aubyn Street, Currie Street from Courtenay Street to Gill Street, not exceeding 10 miles an hour; turning any street corner within the borough not exceeding 3 miles an ■lionr.

The Mayor, upon reading the report, watf immediately assailed with the question, " How are you going to gauge the speed':'' to which he replied that "Tippins will do that.'" 5 Councillor Gilbert thought that ten aniles an hour should be the maximum speed allowed in the borough, lie had seen a man motorhg ou the South Road at what he thought must have been nearly forty miles an hour, and no one riding out of Dawson Street, could have dodged the car. There would be someone killed here .soon unless "some of thes fellows were, hauled up." Councillor Dockrill favored placing a limit of fifteen miles on all streets not specified. Of course, he knew that the Council couldn't succeed in a prosecution. Even in London that had been impossible until speed gauge? came into u-e. But the effect of the by-law would lie lo mhiee the d. Councillor Watkins wondered how a man eomiiig down Brougham Street at ten miles an hour was going to turn into Courtenay Street at three miles an ■hour. i f'S Councillor IVllringer supposed some latitude would be allowed in the ca«e of doctors having an urgent call.

•Councillor West moved an amendment that tlio «peed be fifteen mile*' on Hie streets generally ami five miles around corners. Why, a man driving in an ordinary vehicle travelled faster than the speed proposed for the ear*.

Councillor ]>cllringer said there was 110 need to amend. There was hound lo be a conference betwmi the Council and the motor-ear people befo're the by-law was actually adopted.

The amendment was lost and the re port adopted.