THE HUMBLE PEDESTRIAN.

Evening Star, Issue 22723, 10 August 1937, Page 12

THE HUMBLE PEDESTRIAN.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —May I ask if the poor “ footslogger ” has the right ot way if he is partially across a street at any intersection, or has he it only where tho crossing is marked? For instance, when walking from the National Insurance corner to the old Telegraph Office corner, and then across to the Bank of Australasia, I find that cars and lorries do not slacken down at all when 1 am, say, halfway across, and 1 have no desire to try' conclusions with a modern high-powered car or lorry coming straight at me. Tn© painting on the streets soon becomes destroyed by traffic, and I wonder if our council has considered the erection of signs to show pedestrians tho crossings where motorists are supposed to give way. For instance, should anyone desiring to cross from Dowling street to the soldiers’ memorial start off from the Commerce Building or from the Imperial Building ? The crossing should be marked in some -way. It seems to m© that the streets are becoming definitely dangerous, especially for older people; and mainly because many drivers in high-powered cars do not realise the speed at which they are travelling.—l am, etc., Dust Dum. August 12. [The motorist is required by law to give way to the pedestrian engaged in crossing tho roadway at an authorised crossing. The traffic regulations state that every driver of a motor vehicle shall yield the right of way to a pedestrian engaged in crossing the roadway within any authorised pedestrian crossing upon tho hhlf of the roadway over which such vehicle is entitled to travel, and when approaching such crossing the driver shall reduce his speed so as to be able to stop before reaching the crossing if necessary.—Ed. E.S.]