THAT MOTOR-CAR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 184, 4 August 1913, Page 2

THAT MOTOR-CAR.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —When the tram poles were placed in thecentre -of the streets in the large cities in the Old Country, the people there gave a sigh of relief, declaring that at last it was a great deal safer to cross over from side to side —that murderous car had lost some of its terrors. Let anyone imagine Queen Street stripped of its poles, in the evening, when the rush for home takes place, and when women and children arc compelled to cross the street, worming their way tlirou<rh tramears. motor-cars, carts, ptc. This would bp a feat of advancing, retreating, side-stepping. To-day thcrp is some protection half-way across, but take the poles away, and that motorcar wiii slay more people on the average than is done on a battlefield. It would be interesting for someone to keep account of this. Why are people who use motor-cars so eager to have the tram poles removed? It is just because these same poles prpvent them from rushing up the street as they would like. to. No, if the people of Auckland allow the poles to be removed—well, some of us will live to mourn the fact. —I am. etc,, PEDESTRIAN.