“SCHOOL-DRIVE SLOWLY"

Evening Star, Issue 17279, 18 February 1920, Page 6

“SCHOOL-DRIVE SLOWLY"

Recently the Otago Motor Club approached the Otago Education Board in the matter of providing signposts to warn motorists when approaching a school abutting direct upon a road. The board instituted inquiry', and received at their meeting to-day a communication from the Canterbuiy Education Board stating that that rn -L r n . ofc P rov i i' J «d signposts, but the Christchurch City Council had provided at their own expense such signposts in tin neighborhood of most of the Christchmct city and suburban schools. Usually a signpost with “ School—Drive Slowly ” jg erected at the side of the street a few chains on either side of the school entrance.

The Otago Board’s architect, Mr J. Rodger stated that opening direct on the main road from Dm.troon to Milton there were ji schools, while 18 schools in Central Otago were in the same position Milton was the only place where there were signs erected.

The Chairman (Mr J. Wallace) said that where schools opened on footpaths and not direct on a road there should be no need for signs, as the children should b 8 trained to keep to the footway. At George street children never crossed'the road except at the crossing. It was resolved to send a copy of the Canterbury Board’s letter to the Ota-* Motor Club. "