STREET ACCIDENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 103, 3 May 1934, Page 13

STREET ACCIDENTS

.. WEEK*

A WELLINGTON MOVE

The number of street traffic accidents -X". in Wellington has given ■■ serious thought - to a nuniber.; of leading men in many;..-■• activities directly- and indirectly eon-f-:: cerned in transport, as well "as' to thosai.''! who are chiefly, concerned from, the.. ' point of- view of. the pedestrian,. ■ *... Commencing with the City; ><? Council and- the Transport Department, :■■' the idea of educating "all sections of v the community ; so that individuals,- .• ~i whether pedestrian or -motorist, might '■'■■*■ contribute something towards a greater ; ' immunity from accident- than exists at' =; present grew until > those • interested " asked-suitable men to. confer with, the - object of initiating a. campaign to pre-•■" •" vent such accidents as are'the result of remissness on one part or the other. ";•; ■? Their first gathering was "held yes-; .-> terriay- when there ■ were present" Coun*': ' cillor W. AppTeton-(in- the 'chair), and '-..': Messrs. "W. A. Sutherland (Secretary of"' •-' the AVellington Automobile' Club), Hi. B. Searle (Cjvic teagne),' H. B: "Smith; is: (Government Transportl Department}^ ,-r A. D. .Eriggs (Motor Yeniele Third* Party Pool), W. P. J. BlaKistdn ("Wel-;. .- lington manager of' the: Atlantic Union V Oil Company), F.K.-Thomson (Assisfe.. ■-: ant City. Engineer), and; Mr.-G.,N. Tw " 6oldie:(secretary). - ; '-'■■'■■'..:'. .- It was decided.to hold an "accident- i prevention, week,' ' ; commencing _'tHs • - month. Sub-committees•-'■vrere-'set up to ■ go into various aspects of the :effort. ■ " The opinion was. expressed by niore" than one tnat, although." £he idea had .'■''; originated in Wellington,".it: would be.-"'/ for the benefit of/the pflpulatidn'.of the....: whole of the eqiintr'y if the" movement. ' became genera], and ways of natiorialis- ■" ing the efEort were discussed.- '. ■:-''=?-

.Information presented, to the meeting showed that Wellington's" position in the matter of accidents was serious.;