PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 November 1934, Page 5

PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC

[to the editoe.] Sir,—ln these days, most of the traffic complaints refer to motorists, and hardly any to pedestrians. I am not a motorist, but I certainly have a complaint against many of my fellowpedestrians. In particular, I refer to the practice of many people standing at street corners on Saturday nights, and blocking traffic on the footpaths. One of the worst places for this is the corner of Tainui Street and Mackay Street. The way people stand about and talk there is a positive nuisance. The other Saturday evening, my wife and I had to walk out on to the roadway, in order to get past the crowd standing at the corner. In other centres, the police make a practice of “moving on” pedestrians who loiter and cause congestion on the footpaths, and it is high time that similai’ action was taken by the Greymouth police. Greymouth has definitely emerged from the small-town class, and the authorities should regulate the pedestrian traffic accordingly. This is all the more necessary with the approach of Christmas, and the presence of crowds of shoppers in town. Hoping that the suggested action will be taken.—l am, etc., MOVE ON.