RAILWAY CROSSINGS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 9 June 1923, Page 12

RAILWAY CROSSINGS.

AND, MOTOR TRAFFIC. AN INTERESTING POINT. A short but quite interesting discussion took place on Thursday at the Court on the question and "the by-law in reference to traffic approaching railway crossings. His Worship said that according to the by-law every motorist was required to stop at all railway crossings. An amendment to the Railways Act enacted, the same provision, Section 10 making this incumbent en drivers. It was interesting, he added,, that the highest human wisdom as typified by Parliament was backed up by the by-law. If the one was unv reasonable, then so also was the other. Mr. ODea, referring to the notice at crossings "Stop! Look out!" said that he considered it was never intended to take a literal interpretation, but had the meaning of 'STake attention—look out, etc." Supposing a motorist were approaching a crossing up hill, it might be a serious danger in stopping as he approached the line. A car was much • more under control at a reasonable speed than when nearly stopping. His Worship referred to the case in Wellington, and said that the decision on the noints reserved by Mr. Justice Sal- , mond might have an important bearing ! on the case sgainst Forbes in the Ha- ! wera Court last week. He said he would await the decision before giving his judgment. , . ; I