SAFETY ZONES AT TRAM STOPS
TYPE USED IN SYDNEY TO BE INSTALLED A recommendation by the traffic committee that a type of safety zone uses at tram stops in Sydney be adopteci in principle was carried bv the City Council last evening. The Chief Traffic Inspector (Mr G. P. Keliar) will report to the next neeting of the committee on suitable sites, where the number of tram passengers warranted the installation of the safety zone. i The zones in Sydney are minted . on the roadway, and have a portable • standard bearing the words “Safety ■ at V l6 a PP r oach end. They are I established only in thoroughfares with j a carriageway of 42 feet or more in width. The minimum distance between the safety zone and the foot- : path is 10 feet, which allows for one line of traffic between the zone and : the footpath. In wider streets two or nes traffic are permitted. The dimensions of the zones are governed by the width of the street They are established by the police and I maintained by the Department of Road j Transport and Tramways.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25895, 30 August 1949, Page 3
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