TRAFFIC DANGERS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 April 1932, Page 15

TRAFFIC DANGERS

THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN.

•COMMENTS BY A CORONER.

■ The advisability of some form of traffic instruction in the public schools was stressed by Mr. E. D. Mosley, coroner, during an inquest held last week into •the death of William John Dowling, aged seven years, who died in the Christchurch Hospital on March 20 as a result of being knocked down by a cyclist on March 17. A verdict of accidental death was returned. “The boy’s death was the result of an unfortunate accident,” said Mr. Mosley, “but from the evidence no blame can be attached to the cyclist. The boy, as children will do, of course, appeared to Tun from the gutter across the road, and in doing so camo into contact with the cycle, and so the unfortunate lad lost his life. I presume that in all the public schools warnings are given from time to time by the teachers impressing on the children the necessity for looking to see that nothing is coming before crossing the road.” The system at the Sydenham school was a good one, Mr. Mosley continued. At Sydenham boys were placed on the road with red flags, and their duty was to prevent the other scholars from crossing until the road was clear. It was a most excellent plan, and one that might 'be adopted by other schools similarly placed.