“KEEP TO THE LEFT!"

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11702, 14 December 1923, Page 4

“KEEP TO THE LEFT!"

AND PASS TO THE RIGHT NEW TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN FORCE TO-MORROW. PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR. To-morrow marks the day of operation of the reir pavement by-law—keep to the left. It will be hard for Wellington walkers who usually follow a path to the right of the pavement; but the unwritten law must give place to the written one. Vehicles also are affected. In busy streets they may not turn; but must continue on until outside the area in which turning is prohibited, when thej may cross and run back down the correct. side of the street. This applies also to vehicles, the drivers of which desire to pick up goods on the opposite side of the roadway. These last must run on outside the area and then slew round to come back with down-running traffic. When stopped they must face in the direction taken by the traffic on the side of the street on which they stand, and their side wheels must bo not move than 12 inches from the kerb. Traffic blocks will be less likely to occur in our narrow streets when these rules are applied. Also, if pedestrians are walking on the left side of the pavement these near the kerb will be facing the dc.wncoming traffic and will not l?e likely to step under the wheels of a vehicle when crossing the road. 'Those on the inner side will first have to penetrate, the outer stream of pedestrians, and, also, will bo lees likely to step thoughtlessly into the street without scrutinising the approaching traffic.