CARLTON MILL CORNER
Council’s Attitude Explained
The Bealey avenue-Park terrace-Harper avenue-Carl-ton Mill road intersection presented difficulties, but the accident rate there was very much lower than at many other comers in the city, and accordingly the City Council had felt it necessary to deal with others, such as the hospital comer, as a priority, said the Deputy-Mayor (Cr. H. P. Smith), who is a member of the council’s traffic committee, last evening, Cr. Smith was commenting on remarks in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday when a motorist was charged with failing to give way to the right at the intersection. “There is no indication placed there by the City Council which is in conflict with the Magistrate’s decision, except possibly the notice on the western end of the Carlton Mill bridge which directs motorists proceeding east and making a right-hand turn into Park terrace to give way,” Cr. Smith said. “We felt that irrespective of the obligation of one line of traffic or another to give way, it was desirable to suggest to motorists making a right-hand turn into Park terrace that they should give way.” Painted signs at the intersection had been of considerable assistance. They were used extensively overseas, Cr. Smith said, and until the council was able to provide either a roundabout or traffic lights at the intersection they gave assistance at what was admittedly a difficult corner.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29608, 2 September 1961, Page 13
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