TOO MUCH SPEED.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13074, 7 October 1935, Page 4

TOO MUCH SPEED.

CARS ON MAIN ROAD

WORKMEN EX DA XGER ED

Mr E H. Mitchell, foreman lor the main road contractors. E. J. Gill and Co., Ltd., wrote as allows t-o Saturday’s monthly _ ot the Fabiatua County Council: ‘•Wo beg to make applicate i to have a ‘local restriction’ speed limit be placed on, say, ca. h mile 15 Highway which will. Horn .me to time, be under reconstn; tion during the progress of our contract. “Wo submit that a lo in.p.k. limit ge placed on, say, each mile of road whilst the process oi - uifving and metalling is being car: md out by us would be ot very little inconvenience to the motoring >’ sl ‘~ lie, and would assist us con>;derablv to ensure the initial shaping <>t the reformed road being the class of job we wish to have. “It would not be necessary to keep this limit on any parti* ular mile for more than a few days and wo feel sure that the average motorist will be ready to respon*; to such limit, should you see your way clear to impose it. “W© hawe found # from experience that a road which is not subjected to fast motor traffic gives quicker initial consolidation and will probably retain its new shape much better than a road which is subjected to uncontrolled motor ■traffic. . “It is our desire to make the best possible sob of this contract i.ii(l with this object in view we request your co-operation in the above application. The County Clerk (Mr J. Hutton) said he had been talking with Mr Mitch ?I1 and the traffic inspector and c hey fonnd that then ample power under the M tor Vehicles Regulations to deal with this without any resolution from the C ouncil. Speed restrict .ns could be imposed on any road under repair. As it was now some cars travelled at a dangerous speed along the main read and endangered the workers there. A prosecution or two would have a very good effect. Some motorists travelled as *. -t as 50 and CO miles per hour, In was told, and that seemed very unreasonable. C’r. Felix Bolton said that n •: ces to restrict the speed were up on the main road already. The clerk: “Yes, but people ignore the notices.” As no resolution was d»* '-.try the communication was received. INSPECTOR ASKS WHY Under date October 3rd Mr A. KPaliner, traffic inspector foi the Borougr oil Eketahuna, wrote: •At 11.30 a.in. to-day I was rocreeding north on the main highway towards Pahiatua and when approaching the construction w<rks noted that there is a sign erected for the purpose of restricting the speed at that part of the road, viz., 20 miles per hour. In accordance with notice 1 reduced my speed, assuming that the road tiiat w. - being approached was dangeious to traffic.

“1 observed a car on the lefthand side of The road which was stationary, and consequently I sounded the horn; but as 1 proached the car. a man stepped cut and field up his hand t« r me to stop, and without passing any comment lie made his way t . the front of the car. turned his lack upon me and walked away. “As 1 received complaint from persons qualified to give an u; u who have been subjected to this unusual procedure, I would Ik _!ad to know if the person referred to is authorised to call upon traffi t > stop, or is a certified traffic inspt - tor under the traffic regulath ns?’’ Mr Hutton said the explanation was that the c lerk of works, when he saw ears approaching at an »\- oessive speed, held his hand up to slow them down and the ears mietimes stopped altogether. He -.id he would reply and explain the position to the Eketaliuna traffic inspector. PROGR ESSIV F A SSOCI ATI ON. The president of the Pahiatua District Progressive Asset i. t n (Mr S. K. Siddells) wrote on Friday as (follows : “A very representative meeting of business people met last ovoir’ng and formed the above associati n. the chief object of which N t» place Hie borough and county of Pahiatua on the map. It is hoped, by active co-operation. energetic boost and adequate advertisement to achieve this object slowly but surely. The annual membership -•- scriptiou is 5s and while I am not writing you with this obje : view. 1 hope that not only you but the whole of vour Council. :t r reading to-night's Herald.' will recognise the worthiness of the cause and as a result will assist by :i----ing up. “What I am writing you *r. actually, is to invite your Com: :i to appoint one ol your members as a vice-president of our associati n. We feel the country populace sh • lid be represented in our movement, ar.d therefore desire- one of yiuir Council to consent to this appointmont.” Ur. H. B. AYlntta moved that Cr. C. Hckl gins bo appointed and this was seconded by Cr. F. V. Hn nt and cairied unanimously. The chairman (Cr. Wliitta): * f always thought Pahiatua was . v th© map.” IV. J. R. Nelson: “Yes, I didn't know we nmlrd it.”