TO REDUCE ROAD ACCIDENTS
OFFICIAL ACTION IN BRITAIN. PLANS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL. British Official Wireless. Rec. 5.5 p.m. Rugby, Feb. 8. Experiments are to be carried out officially in an effort to reduce road accidents in Britain, which in the past eight years have accounted for 50,837 deaths. Legislative measures to be tested include authorised crossing places for pedestrians/ traffic lanes, complete barriers instead of islands fixed down the middle of wide roads and a cycling track by the side of the road. In addition local authorities are being circularised suggesting measures by which roads and road surfaces may be constructed to minimise the risk of accident. The circular also emphasises the desirability of using a rougher surface.
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1934, Page 7
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118TO REDUCE ROAD ACCIDENTS Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1934, Page 7
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