DANGEROUS TRAFFIC.
ROADS, RAILWAYS AND AIR.
INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. Australian Press Association—United Servico LONDON, July 4. At a conference of railwaymen at Southampton a resolution was carried expressing the opinion that the chaotic condition of road transport, the increasing number of accidents, and the wretched conditions of employees, 'constituted a menace to the well-beings of the community; and that tho Government be requested to bring road, rail and air transport under national control as a single unit, eliminating competition and promoting economical development.
The mover of the resoluton said the National Union of Railwaymen always had favoured the nationalisation of the railways. It must now include road and air services.
Mr. C. T. Cramp, secretary of the union, said he agreed thafc only a comprehensive scheme of co-ordination and nationalisation could benefit the community. Public safety alone justified the demand for nationalisation. Many drivers on the roads would be safer behind a machine-gun than a steeringwheel.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20300, 6 July 1929, Page 13
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