Children in Danger

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 181, 28 April 1933, Page 11

Children in Danger

Sir, —Twice within the last two weeks, and many times within the last few months, the drastic need ot: a traffic mspcctor outside tlie Lambton station nctween the hours of 8 u.in. and 9 a.ui. has been forcibly brought Io my During this time hundreds of schoo, children are hurrying across from the station to their various trams, a stream of morning traffic is coming into town via. Tliorndon Quay. Children of all ages, from six years upwards, dash across, and lake alarming risks. A short time ago a motor-cyclist, travelling too fast, dashed perilously into a crowd of children. The scream of brakes caught mv attention, and some motormeu staml'mg by their trains stopped and warned him. This morning a small boy ot about seven saw the road clear ot traffic to the right, and ran from the station for a gap between rwo waiting trams, to get his tram on the Lanibton line uot seeing a train coming fairly last from the left behind the waiting trams. How be was pot killed is a miracle. . . These are only two examples of mcidents that are occurring constantly, ami could be largely prevented if a trailic inspector could be stationed at. tins oaugerous crossing, during the hour when children and trailic are simultaneously hurrying into town, — 1 am. etc., OKLOOKER. AVellington. April 27.