MAIN ROAD TRAFFIC

Southland Times, Issue 25704, 13 July 1943, Page 3

MAIN ROAD TRAFFIC

Suggested Precedence “Now that the right-hand rule is in the melting pot I think this association should press for the rule that traffic on main roads, except in cities and boroughs, should have precedence over traffic on side roads,” said Mr M. M. Macdonald at the meeting of the general committee of the Automobile Association (Southland) last night. Mi' Macdonald said that the North Island Motor Union was against main road traffic having precedence, but the South Island Motor Union on the other hand was in favour of this rule. The Southland Association had been pressing for many years to have precedence given to main road traffic. All State and main highways should be regarded as main roads and in other cases main roads should be indicated by “Major Road Ahead” signs being erected in side roads. In Britain main road traffic was given precedence and .this rule had also been adopted in South Australia. Mr Macdonald moved that a remit should be sent to the South Island Motor Union suggesting that except in cities and boroughs, main road traffic should have precedence; that in cities and boroughs traffic entering an intersection from the right, whether turning or not, should have precedence over traffic entering from the left; that in all cases where vehicles were travelling in the same street but in opposite directions towards an intersection, the vehicle travelling 'straight on should have precedence over the vehicle turning at the intersection. Mr I. V. Wilson seconded the motion, which was carried.