SPEED LIMIT IN BOROUGHS

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1787, 30 November 1936, Page 7

SPEED LIMIT IN BOROUGHS

30 MILES AN r HOUR - j -■ \ Vj .. ■, ■ To Be Adhered To ing a maximum s£eed of 30 miles an hour be erected on the highways leading into the borough of Mbifrinsvillo ? • This question was considered by the Morrinsville Borough Council, which decided that the restriction should apply at...the -borough boundary in all jcases and not some distance Inside the borough in the case of Studholme street north. 'Recently officials of the Transport Department and of the Automobile Association visited Morrinsville and made a recommendation that the 30 mile restriction migflit commence at the Snell street corner of Studholme street, which is half-a-mile inside the northern boundary of the borough. There - was also a suggestion that the 30-mile limit in Hamilton road should begin at the approach to the saleyards, which is some hundreds of yards inside the borough; and that it begin at the Strathmore street corner on Thames street east. Before the council was a letter from j the Transport‘ Department advising' that it was prepared to recommend to the Minister that the 30-mile limit commence at Snell street corner and not at the borough boundary;;;. Comment |iby .Council i In explanation, the town clerk ; said 4 the Transport Department did not; wish to penalise motorists ' uhJ duly, and so the co-operation of the i Automobile Association and local' bbdies was being sought to see what

would be reasonable places for , erecting warning signs. Once the ! ! signs were erected the traffic inj spectors would strictly enforce the I limit of 30 miles an hour inside' the, J restricted portions of boroughs. ) Cr. W. Hetherington moved that I the council reply that the 30 miles an hour limit be at the borough boundary, mentioning that therojiaci f been an accident between the'boundary and Snell street in the past, i The suggested sites inside the bor- •' ough for notices restricting the ' speed were only a block or so rfrom I the boundaries. 1 The-Mayor (Mr/ W. T. Osborne) seconded this. I think 30 miles an hour is fast enough in the borough,” he said. •“ Of course there is the other protbetion in that motorists have to drive without danger to the public.” Cr. W. Morrice agreed, mentioning the danger of fast traffic to the many children going to and from school. ' , “It is only a matter of seconds,” said, Cr. W. McPherson, in agreeing that the speed limit might well begin at the boundaries of the borough. The motion was approved