SAFER TRAVELLING CONDITIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 17 November 1937, Page 10

SAFER TRAVELLING CONDITIONS

IMPROVEMENT <)K MAIN lIIGIIW AYS KKKOItT TO REDUCE IMSK OK ACCIDENTS “Members ait' aware of the special campaign which has been inilialcrl for Ihe promotion of safer travclling-con-11i 1 ions for all classes of road-user. In my efforts to reduce the undue loss of life and the alarming number of accidents resulting in severe personal injury, I have obtained the consiilcrcd opinions and recommendations of representative citizens as to the most rlesiral ': and practical means of remedying unsatisfactory conditions. It became evident that, in the interests of public safely, there was a pood deal of scope for improving main highways so as to minimise the risk of accident." stales the Public Works Statement presented to the House by the lion. R. Semple). "I am confident that, in certain directions. a higher average standard of driving can be obtained if suitable measures are provided for the warning and protection of motor-drivers. With this objective I have conferred with the Main Highways Board on matters arising from the suggestions made to me by the New Zealand Road Safety Council. Arrangements are in hand for the Board to devote particular attention to centre-line marking of pavements so as to conveniently divide trallie. The adequate .super-elevation of curves is being carried out progressively, and already improvements have been made in this direction. "In order to indicate the existence of bends, especially to night, drivers, warning-posts and white-painted fences arc being provided, while bridges are also being painted in such a way as to readily arrest the attention of a driver. In many localities hilly country is traversed by tortuous roads-. and a commencement has been made with the erection of protective fencing. This will not only serve to prevent mishaps, but will also aiford a greater measure ot security to those who are more or less unaccumlomcd to hilly conditions. 1 can say that the Main Highways Board is fully alive to the possibilities for makir- our main highways saler. and will continue improvement works in lurthcrance of the present policy.”