"KEEP TO THE LEFT"

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 66, 18 March 1924, Page 8

"KEEP TO THE LEFT"

Sir.—May 1 have the use of a little of your valuable space in which to put forward a suggestion following the reading of the article, '.'. A Dead Letter—The Keep to the Left Rule," appearing in your issue of 17tli ? I agree with the writer that Wellington footpath etiquette is disgraceful, and especially so because of the limited-, footpath area. Now, Sir, we have seen the inability of signs, and lines, and traffic officers in dealing with the unequal task, and it really seems that something effective and practical requires doing. Therefore it occurred to me that in these days' of radio, activity it would not be difficult for the Corporation to arrange with one ct the city broadcasting stations to transmit per wireless telephone at interval", of three or five minutes sucli appropriate messages as " Keep to the left," " Move on," etc, during the daylime. These messages would b e picked up by numerous loud speakers in the busy thoroughfares, and, if plenty of amplification were given,- these loud speakers would roar .out their messages, and so people would-be constantly reminded of the. new rule. The messages would, of course, be discontinued during the evening, so that amateurs would not have interference. No person disputes the wisdom of the old proverb, "Constant dropping wears away the stone," and the problem of indfference to "footpath etiquette " would, I claim, soon wear away before the constant, continued onslaughts'of tho broadcasting stations and its loud speakers.—l am° etc., KEEP TO THE LEFT. 17th March.