Three Phases Per Pedestrians In New Traffic Light System

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27570, 12 December 1950, Page 8

Three Phases Per Pedestrians In New Traffic Light System

The additional phase installed m tne traffic lights at the Exchange has made an appreciable difference to the arrangements for pedestrians by increasing the frequency with which pedestrians are permitted to cross Rattray and High streets. The new arrangements are explained by the diagrams printed above. They represent the four phases on which the lights now operate. These are:— Phase A.—While traffic is moving into and out of High street, pedestrians can proceed three ways at the Rattray street intersection as indicated —Ascot comer to the Tourist Bureau, the Tourist Bureau and the Bank of New Zealand comer, and the Bank corner and the pedestrian safety zone at Cargill’s monument. Traffic turning left out of High street is halted at the Ascot corner. Phase B.—This provides only vehicular movement in both directions along Princes street, with appropriate turns. Phase C.—Pedestrian traffic moves on all crossings, and all vehicles are stopped by red lights. Phase D.—While traffic is moving in Upper and Lower Rattray street, pedestrians have freedom of movement in

mree directions at High street —between the Grand Hotel and Jacobs’s corner. Jacobs’s and the Exchange building, and the Exchange to the safety zone opposite Cargill’s monument. Motorists are NOT permitted to turn right from Rattray street into Princes street to go south at any time. As a result of the new phase, pedestrians now are able to move on three phases, on two of which vehicles are also moving, instead of only once under the former system. It is still necessary for pedestrians requiring access to crossings to push the buttons provided so as to indicate that they are waiting to cross. In the case of Phases A and D, automatic pedestrian signals will be given for crossings, and the buttons do not have to be pressed for them. There is still a need for motor traffic to proceed more quickly on receiving green lights on all vehicular phases so as to avoid running into pedestrians who have been given signals to cross. The lights, when originally installed, provided movement for vehicles on three of the four phases, and for pedestrians on the fourth. Now, pedestrians move on three phases, and vehicles on three.