TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21098, 4 February 1932, Page 13

TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

LIGHTS AT BUSY CORNERS

' FAILURE " IN WELLINGTON

Criticism of (he automatic traffic signal system, now in use in Wellington, was made by members of the Wellington Automobile Club at a meeting this week. It was s(a(ed that motorists in some cases were finding the signals very difficult to follow.

"After just having been to Sydney and having seen the regulation of traffic there, I am more convinced than ever that the automatic light signals are not the best for Wellington," said the chairman, Mr. E. A. Batt. "In fact, I think they have been put at intersections whiph are most unsuitable."

Mr. Batt pointed out the difficulty of using the lights on tram routes. Trams, ho said, had to stop to set down and pick up passengers, which meant that only some of the motor vehicles behind could get away. The rest had to wait for the next turn of the lights. "I certainly think that at intersections that are not so busy, the automatic lights are a success, but at the busy ones they are an absolute failure," Mr. Batt said. "The council installed the lights with the idea of saving manual control," he added, "but I would not be surprised to sec it go back to manual control." It was decided to approach the council 011 the question.