CAMERON ROAD CYCLE TRACK

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13139, 13 September 1940, Page 4

CAMERON ROAD CYCLE TRACK

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At the meeting of the t> Council on Wednesday vizhTT** was considerable disci, sslou n v here recommendation from thU 5 Committee that the width ? or *« cycle track now under constrLl b * on Cameron Road be eleh r? IIUo * s.oad ot six fc«. track only of concrete shhJ, ° to structed in the meantime, tlus.fr on the eastern side of the'Zf ** In commending the recoS*. lion to the Council, the ed out that although non with slabs would pr ovo costly in the initial outlay . eventually prove to be a mi m viceable job and be the 1'?. f s »- upkeep and maintenance of The necessity of the , track for cyclists only was re ° f > tbc to by Cr. C. S. Moflatt J stated that there was one Inf he the year when irresponsible from outside the Borouxb tS“ ised with irresponsible persons ?' the Borough, and there w as * bility that during that Ume T tiack with an eight foot width iniof be converted into a racing tmet motorists. He contendedilm k 0r form of block should distances along the tract would not interfere with tht everf in any way. but would onceVi'f 5 all eliminate the possibility J? f abuse. ■ 01 -its

Cr Moffatt was assured that ewn, possible step would be taken tn ? sure the safety and welfare of Z cyclists using the track. ° 6 The question of heavy trafß . crossing the track to enter nnv entrances was raised by Cr, D Staf eson. but It eras pointed out byZ Borough Engineer that three fit? thick slabs would be laid ” ,'“ h points that no damage suit from any traffic crossing ow One or Two Wav ' The construction of the track m one side of the road only, raised thl question of one or two way traffi. It was considered that until a furl ther track was constructed on the opposite side of the road, cyclist would continue to use the bitumen Pa sr l .° w ar i y S° se coming j nto town! Mi H. L. Potter, the Borough Inspector, stated that it would be possible to enforce the regulation making it compulsory for all cyclists to m the track. It was also pointed out that at the peak hours, the majority of the cyclists would all be proceeding in the same direction.

The point was stressed by the Mayor, that a further similar track would be constructed on the other side of the road at a future date, but it was felt that by limiting the funds available to one well-constructed job the Council were adopting a far mg policy with the ultimate outcome of the saving of maintenance expenses. The report was adopted. I