“KEEP TO THE LEFT.”

Evening Star, Issue 19613, 20 July 1927, Page 12

“KEEP TO THE LEFT.”

to me EDITOR. Sir, —Although not in the habit of making complaints to your paper, I feel that it is not untimely to mention a matter which I think is _ being sadly neglected in this town. It is the “Keep to the Left ” problem. It is my daily lot to traverse George street, morning, midday, and evening, and one cannot help being struck by the ignorance displayed by tie public generally in regard to the above rule. Ido not think it is an exaggeration to say that it is impossible to walk from the Octagon to Frederick street on the correct side of the footpath without colliding with some wandering pedestrian. Especially is Ibis noticeable m the late afternoon. When in Sydney recently I could not help admiring the ease with which one is able to walk along any of the streets, the main streets especially, where it seems perfectly natural for everybody to keep to the left, in spiterof the fact that the town is always crowded. Then the reason was apparent. At occasional intersections a policeman stood in the 'ceuire ol the lootuai... Any person neglecting to pass him on the correct side was gputly stopped one] reminded that “ Keep to the Left ” was the rule there. May I add that very few had thus to be reminded? Would it not bo practical to adopt something of this nature im our own town y With-a little persuasion such as' is used in Australia, it would not tie long before the people would keep to their left ns a matter of course, just, as does the vehicular traffic. The council has men to control the latter. Could those same men not control the former a 1 so?—Lam, etc.. Pedestrian. July 19.