RAILWAY CROSSINGS.
SOUNDING THE WHISTLE. ENGINEDRIVERS' VIEWPOINT, I «J»y Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. _ At the last meeting of the Canterbury branch of the Engineers, Firemen and Cleaners' Association, strong exception was taken to statements made at a recent meeting of the North Island Motor Union, "that reports were being received from all parts of the country that drivers of trains were not sounding their whistles for level crossings until right on them." Emphatic contradiction, as far as the cnginedriverg i n Canterbury were concerned, was given the statement. It was claimed that drivers are rigidly adhering to the Department's regulation in sounding the engine whistle 300 yards from a level crossing. "It is the general opinion of cnginedrivers, derived from eVeryday experience, that if drivers of motor vehicles paid as much attention, observance and vigilance to level crossings as do enginemen and firemen, fewer motor tragedies would be reported," states a report of the meeting.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 112, 13 May 1926, Page 18
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