"HEARTBREAKING."

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16975, 5 March 1926, Page 7

"HEARTBREAKING."

CIIRTSTGH UROH PEDESTRIANS.

"JAY WALKING" NUISANCE.

A CRITICAL LONDONER

(Special to the Herald.)

UtiRISTOHURCH, this day

"Christ church is worse than any of the North Island cities in the matter of the observance of by-laws, and I have no doubt that this is duo in a great, measure 10 the 'jay walking' pedestrians and the cyclists that yon have, here in. thousands."

With these words Mr. W. Mcjfardy Fortnan, of Vacuthall and General Motors, Ltd., London, who is at present in Christchurch, summed up his impressions of the city from the motoring point of View. "Your city is an ideal place for motoring. It is so flat and even. Y'otir roads are good,- very good in fuel, but your pedestrians are heartbreaking." said Mr. Formnn. He suggested that the pedestrians should be controlled by traffic police in the same way as other traffic, and that cyelists should not be allowed to go about as they like. The "jay walker" should he educated. Ho should be taught that lie was not only a nuisance hut a menace in using the streets as recreation grounds wherein he might disport himself as ho thought, fit. "Your pedestrians and cyclists form ,-in unholy combine Hint make,'; moloTing in Christ church unbearable," said Mr. Formnn.' "It is a pity that they are not controlled in some way, for your city is so beautiful and offers many delights to visiting motorists. AMAZED AT N.Z. ROADS.

Speaking of roads generally in Now Zealand. Mr. Forinon said that they were exceptionally good. "In fact, for such a young country as yours they are amazing," he said. '-'The way they have been Constructed around some of those mountains in the North Island has been an eyeopener to me. We haven't the like of thorn in England. As engineering feats they stand in a class by themselves. ''