ON SATURDAY

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 12 December 1923, Page 6

ON SATURDAY

KEEP TO THE LEFT.

The police are \to take an active interest in enforcing the new footpath bylaw, Keep to the Left, which comes into force on Saturday, stated Inspector M'llveney to a "Post" reporter, this morning, and extra men will be on duty in Lambton quay, Willis, Manners, and Cuba streets to help along the new rule during the first few days of its operation. .

"We recognise that it may be. difficult to get people accustomed for years'past to one rule to follow a rule that is just the opposite immediately the new bylaw comes into force," said Mr. M'llveney, "but if firmness and- effort can bring; about the successful application of the bylaw, the police will do their share of the work. We are naturally anxious, that the public* will look kindly upon the- efforts that will be made and will receive with good temper and consideration the actions and advice of those whose duty it will be. to see that the new' rule is observed on Saturday. ;:;Thei members of the Police Force have \iieri instructed to act .firmly, but in such, manner as to avoid any reason for complaints as to roughness, short temper," or harsh language. Their work willter--tainly.be difficult and quite possibly un-^. pleasant at times; .but the public will lend great assistance to the City Council authorities and the special footpath duty men by taking in good part the advice or orders given.' ■'" . 'The opportunity will also be seized of laving greater insistence upon the 'moveon' provisions of the bylaws, with a view to preventing unnecessary loitering on busy footpaths and. the collection of crowds at street corners or elsewhere on the sidewalks and so causing ah obstruction to pedestrian traffic.'" SIGNS AND LINES. It is probable the Bylaws Committee of the council will discuss details as to the sign and street line programme to be followed by the City Council during the first week or so after the application of the bylaw. Opinion is apparently divided as to whether the painting of white lines along the centre of ground city sidewalks is necessary. If Welling-' ton, collectively speaking, has a good memory for rules and regulations, then the trouble and expense of white-linuW a few miles of footpaths will'not be justified; but if the memory is bad, probably the painter will be called on sooner or later. Auckland found that footpath traffic dividing lines were necessary to jog memories, not every now and then.: but all the time. . _ From Saturday onwards, Wellington's footpath rule will be a parallel to the' rule of the road:— . . Keep to the Left.; ■.. " If you are a fast walker, Pass to the Eight. .'