Moorhouse Avenue Traffic Lights
Sir, —In reply to Mr Scoular, the need to reduce accidents is not in question but there may be better ways of meeting it than by the use, ‘at off-peak hours, of multiple vehicle-actuated lights. A single cyclist emerging from Durham street can stop a dozen cars in Moorehouse avenue, as I saw last night. The more lights along a broad avenue, the greater the temptation to impatient motorists to “jump” them and thus to cause accidents. Could not a trial of the flashing amber system be made at one of the less busy intersections? Meanwhile it is gratifying to know that the traffic department is seeking ways to synchronise lights at peak hours.—Yours etc F. W. GUNZ. June 3, 1966.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31077, 4 June 1966, Page 16
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