Parking at Russley

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32777, 30 November 1971, Page 14

Parking at Russley

Sir, —On November 19 I

was driving along Wairakei Road when I stopped for a moment outside the Russley Golf Course to see if I could catch a glimpse of the Garden City Golf Classic. A traffic officer was writing out tickets for cars of spectators parked beside the road at an angle. Cars parked parallel to the road were left alone. The cars parked at an angle were all completely off the road on a wide strip of rough grass. They were not across a footpath of any kind. As this piece of road carries little traffic the action seemed quite unnecessary. This was a flagrant example of pettiness and I am certain that the traffic officer could have had something a lot better to do. I would like to know how this situation came about —Yours, etc., KING ZOG. November 22, 1971. [Mr A. Laing, chief traffic officer, Ministry of Transport, replies: “Action was taken against motorists for angle parking contrary to the regulations and in both Wairakei Road and Russley Road dangerous situations developed by (a) rear of some cars encroaching on to the tarsealed road and (b) motorists reversing on to the roadway on leaving and having no visibility of moving traffic until the greater part of their vehicle was on the road proper. A speed restriction of 55 miles an hour applies on both Wairakei and Russley Roads in this area and with the heavy movement of traffic during the running of the golf tournament the reversing on to both roads created serious problems. 11 ]