Parking

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31379, 26 May 1967, Page 10

Parking

Sir, —Last Friday, Tuam street, was subjected to intensive tyre-chalking. Two able-bodied traffic officers “blitzed” the street twice during the morning as a team, and one repeated the dose during the afternoon. They are at it again this morning. It is not long since the traffic superintendent stated in your columns that women would be employed wherever possible, to release the men for more important duties on the roads preventing accidents. The army of chalkers referred to obviously worked to a fund-raising brief, as they clearly ignored the greater traffic hazard of doubleparked trucks. To allay mis-

givings on fund-raising would the department make known the number of parking traffic notices issued during any recent 12-month period, also the revenue gained in payments for undefended cases and those not coming before the courts?—Yours, MOTORIST ANONYMOUS. May 22,1967. [The Christchurch City Council’s traffic superintendent (Mr J. F. Thomas) replies: “During 1966 there were 4448 standard fines for infringements such as parking, insufficient lights, warrants of fitness, and so on, and 2900 court appearances for similar offences. As all fines are compiled in one common account a breakdown relative to parking is not available. The correspondent must realise that double parking in certain circumstances is permitted by legislation.”]