Traffic Guides

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 155, 28 March 1932, Page 11

Traffic Guides

Si). —[ n your issue of even date I notice a report headed “A Guide to Traffic ” and in which Mr. H. YY. Shortt very pointediv shows ( up the negligible value of white lines on wet nights. The city engineer considered the provision of lines was important, although he admitted that a satisfactory paint had yet to be discovered. YVhile on my annual vacation recently I passed through Hamilton. Huntly. Te Awamutu, Ngaruawnhia. I'utaruru and Rotorua, and all of these boroughs have a dividing line of silver plates or discs, placed at varying intervals according to the requirements of the road. These discs shine like silver in the rain and are plainly visible in all weathers, and, further, they are permanent. On inquiry I ascertained that the discs had been laid jn Hamilton for four years, and arc highly thought of by all motor-car owners. It is a matter of surprise to me that the Wellington Automobile Association has not. advocated their adoption, as many of their members must have seen the discs referred .to above, and recognised thir superiority over white paint.—l am, YV. SNELLING. Palmerston North, March 23.