STREET CROSSINGS
THEIR EFFICACY QUESTIONED. FULL INQUIRY RECOMMENDED. British Official Wireless. Rec. 5.5 p.m. Rugby, Nov. 9. The efficacy of pedestrian crossings, of which 6000 have been laid down, in London streets, as a means ,of reducing the number of accidents, is called ,in question by a committee representative of all classes of road users set up last year to advise the Minister of Transport. Crossings are marked on roads by sunken steel studs and their positions are indicated to motorists by beacons erected on the pavement. The committee is understood to have recommended the suspension of the work pending an inquiry. The recommendation is under consideration at the Ministry of Transport.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1934, Page 5
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