Pedestrian Crossings
Sir, —Ten years ago I made a study of the behaviour of pedestrians and motorists at a pedestrian crossing in Christchurch, and this was used as a pattern for a comprehensive project by the psychology department of the university. It appeared that Christchurch pedestrians and motorists differ fundamentally from those in other cities, and my observations in 12 other New Zealand centres, as well as Melbourne and Sydney, show that this is still true today. Educational efforts have been fruitless, failing miserably to match the efficiency of the engineers who design the crossings, the roads, and the cars. With academic psychologists still, in effect, arguing about how many angels can dance on the point of a needle, social science takes no initiative in this problem. But the doctors are there, picking up the pieces.—Yours etc., VARIAN J. WILSON. November 7, 1964.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30593, 9 November 1964, Page 12
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