RAILWAY CROSSING SIGNALS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21198, 2 December 1930, Page 8

RAILWAY CROSSING SIGNALS.

GREEN FLAGS ABANDONED. NEW SYSTEM IN OPERATION. The green lights and flags used by the Railway Department as warning signals to road traffic were 'replaced yesterday by red flags and lights. The green warnings have been a fruitful source of argument in the past, and have been criticised strongly by motoring organisations. ' The signals now to be used are:—ln the daytime, a sign bearing the; word "Stop! a red’ flag, or a warning given by hand; by night, a sign bearing the word Stop" or a red light, either by itself or used in conjunction with the “stop* sign. The sign will be between two and three feet long and will have the Vrord “ stop * in crystal discs. The letters will be made of luminous material so that they will show up in the lights of an approaching vehicle. As it is possible that pedestrians would not see the . sign, crossing keepers will also carry a red light at night. It is the opinion of motorists that the change fronr green to red will give a great deal more safety at crossings than’ has been the. case in the past.