LICENCES FOR SAFE WALKER
CHECK TO PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS , Commenting on the tendency ofl people to “jaywalk” on busy streets m New Zealand, a recent: arrival from England said that the latest innovation in London before the declaration of war was the issue of badges to Safe walkers. : An experiment learned out among; school children on the outskirts of the city: had proved suc- '• cessful i;v reducing accidents'. . . - Each child who qualified received a badge and road safety licence. . The . licence form contained a number ot > elementary safety rules, ,; and every tfma .the holder violated one of, tne hdesCit was entered on .the Ucence. ?.' school teacher - decided that !f¥ihe3Jcence :holder had too many en’4 f adr«E®sW £ the licence - and aafetyV'; ■ . not' returned until > the in the company of a tor She is a, safe, waUser added, “Older childHBBsag^^K'|ens ; to check offences.
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22906, 30 December 1939, Page 14
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