NEW LEGISLATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 13

NEW LEGISLATION.

PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. SUITABLE SIGN AWAITED. Although new legislation has been introduced for both motorists and pedestrians, the former state that jay walking is still a feature on the city streets. The superintendent of traffic for the Auckland City Council, Mr. C. Bland, said te-day that the matter of a distinctive sign for pedestrian crossings was discussed at last week's conference in Wellington, when there were present representatives of the Transport Department, the automobile associations, and the principal local authorities. The type of distinctive sign for pedestrian crossings was not decided upon, but an early decision was expected.

Mr. Bland said tJiat a distinctive sign for pedestrian crossings was necessary, as the white lines were not puffifiently distinctive to a strange motorist. When the new sign was gazetted the regulations would he enforced, and both the puhlic and motorists would be given a reasonable opportunity to get used to the new order of things. Traffic officers would supervise the crossings, and it was possible that a portable lou4 speaker would be used. An experiment in that direction had already been tried to direct pedestrians near the Ferry Building, and it had been most successful.

The new legislation required pedestrians to cross highways in a proper manner, and also to wait on the footpath for approaching tram care. Motorists on their part were required to take due care at authorised street crossings.