RAILWAY CROSSINGS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14341, 10 July 1914, Page 7

RAILWAY CROSSINGS.

SAFETY OF TEE PUBI-iG

JUDGES AND THE KEGULATION>

“How cun a mail see a train approaching imit a mile nr.ay if of it is obstructed from a crua-nigask-ed Mr Justice Cooper i.i the Apace.; Court at Wellington, iJUiiag argument in tlie Marton case. Broad v. the Clown. Mr Justice C.oper v. as referring to certain legal precautions laid down as necessary to be observed by persons crossing the railway line. Mr Justice Edwards observed that in 99 cases out of KM in New Z" ila:id t a views at level crossings were obstructed. “The crossings,” 1m said, “seem, to have been constructed at curves and corners. The Marton crossing was a particularly bad one. Mr Jus'ico Dennison «n:d th> precautions would amply preserve !i;e it _«“•!> carried out, that is, u each per-or. ric.inc. a motor-eye! '. or ; n.vtliirg els;*. <;!<- mounted, and had a. look alen.g te.e 1 ; ,; ' to see if a train was approaching. He did not say tins was r -a-nnabie, but 11 a person chose to take every jir“cautmu. though under the law it m >y not b ’ bis duty to do so. this pjccautinii would ensure his safety. Mr Jus 1 ice Edwards; If t! is were done bv all persons wlmr-' eras dags ore ;n the main streets of a town, as at Pabiv-rs'iou North and Marton. trade would be repeatedly and ti-nr.iiM-i'ii. Mr Just ice Dennison: 'Vi.at ! mean that if tin- maximum amount c.f rare be taken to avoid being killed, no man need be killed. Sir Robert S'ou: ; I: earn,’ ab'-r.t after this accident that at Ba.la erst an and other places when l ♦'»,> V-' taavers 's the town speed v.as r< duced to ten miles an hour. The Solidrnr-Geaeral; L might he reasonable to reduce m'w d in a •..w. Ir.r if it had to he done at :iL i s it would disorganise railway traffic. His Honor: Yon could r.3i carry it c-jf A few ini’-.nr.-s !-r - Vr .!c, Edwards, Who bims •» rides a nme-'r-eyeba said tl'.at sorr.etitm • it serieil that the safest wav to get over some railwa* 1 crossings was to go as ia,.st as you could. (Laughter 1. The section of the Ac- referred to bv ♦heir Honors ni"’ S'-' , - ,, .r.-;r-Ge - ’°ral lays down that ail right of recess fo a railway craving shall (e.ce v. ! •> railwav engine or cn;rhv' is a •■•ro.-chiug to within a d ist.'r’e 1 of hai' a ::rd Another vv’m if rM> Av d;n>c*s tha* a person «♦'»•* and leek to see if a train is nitbiu l;a 1 f a mile.