UNSAFE CORNER.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19726, 17 September 1929, Page 17

UNSAFE CORNER.

♦ -fIiFFIC INSPECTOR ASKED P I Oil. JIORTH I' VHADK AM) NORTH AVON ROAD. it an one <>■' tho most dan#ui corners in < 'hristehureh to traffic, Jlkhmon.l liurjr.'sses' A woeiation last c\>'inti« t . forward a letter ; nlk* ,v !,rt! < -"K tuit a Traffic he suit ioiu-'l at the corner of fwtk A*-" ; ri'.'i ! ami North parade. !• WC'y t0 11 ' ctter the AssoeiaU«« the Town ■ !.t!< stated that the Ujjf Trirti • Inspector reported that Mtiag '• railnik were involved in y gjjgjjtgti-tl improvements to the aot«ef ot N"i l'• Parade and North Avon ro|( j Th- i|m stioii of lighting had Inn P't< r '' tl> Muuicipal hleetricH« Depart l "''"'- There was no money -jjgjlable f. r cat :ry itit; 011 any improve_,Bll that would necessitate the lowerthe roadway ami tram rails, but til »*ttcr would receive further conlater. Tk® cliaii in <i . Mi J. Duugau, retnarkl| that the question of grading was mgrtt mentioned in the negotiations. The tfM'bl* was that the trams were on the tilUg tide of the road when traffic was nwl"f to town. The bent remedy was ft alUr the tram lines to the centre if |]m road. Hr Hutchison remarked that recently | member of the Association had had Hi f#nce knocked down by a woman gotorist. The woman concerned had Sfor the damage, but the point was it tuy time someone's life might ||in danger. ''The Council has turned H down, but we should not let the matter l»p»e. It is remarkable that there |H not been heavy loss of life there." Tie secretary, Mr E. ('. Brown, eplgtod out that the Chief Traffic InSttor had stated in Court that there Jd been several accidents at the corner. It was decided to ask the City Counli to have a Traffic Inspector stationed the corner, and that the Canter|m Automobile Association be asked |« inspect the corner and ui&ke re comiMadationi for improvements. Mr Hutch i.ion urged that the AssociaHf ask for an inspector to be ou duty from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. "You'll never jet it," chorused a number of mem-

Tk« motion was carried with oue diaHillwt.