DANGEROUS CROSSINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 90, 17 April 1929, Page 9

DANGEROUS CROSSINGS.

TWO LADY DELINQUENTS

THE GREEN LIGHT PUZZLE. •LOOKING AT THE FOOTPATH.'' (By Telegraph.—C)wn Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. Confusion caused by colour signals at a level railway crossing has led to many accidents recently. A voting woman, Orace Clark, mistaking a green light moved Ity a crossing-keeper to be a safety sinn. crashed into a train with her car. To-day siie was charged with having attempted to pass over a crossing while it was not clear. Mr. Wyvern ( ilsnn, S.M.. commented on the confusion which colour signals caused, red being Usually regarded. as a danger signal, while to some people. <u any rate, green was regarded as a safe colour, i Laughter, i He thought electric flicker signals should be installed at dangerous crossings. "I wish this woman had been charged with negligent driving."' remarked Mr. Wilson, when Mrs. E. .1. Cronin. wife of Dr. ( ronin. was charged with attempting to pa-s over a railway crossing when the line was engaged. The charge arose over a collision between

defendant's car and a train at Victoria >treet crossing shortly before 7 o'clock one morning. Defendant stated that she had a closed car. She did not hear the warning bell as sj K . approached the rro-sii,g. having had her attention diverted to the footpath.

J 'ie magistrate said for a driver to be looking at the footpath when approaching a crossing h,-i> one of t inmost reckless forms of driving he knew ot. As defendant was charged under the Paiiway Peculations, h>« could not suspend her license. She was lined 40 and co.-ts.