Will One-way Traffic Be Adopted as a Remedy?
Since motor buses and trackless trams have added to the existing congestion in thoroughfares of the Central district, the trafic problem Tunning from point to stimulate Vehicular movements and to afford protection as they cryes Officers in charge of trafic have investigated problems of a similar nature in other great cities of the world, But still congestion Lecomes worse and worse.
Several years ago a leading police officer frm New York City camp mented the police upon the tref arrangements in Shanghai, his city. they would that the corner of Nanking and Szechuen Roads was the busiest inter section in the world is unisnown— he probably would not have adm ted the fact—but at any rate he] marvelled at the police efficiency.
Despite the recent red and green lights which. systematic lar motion 18 tanking Road and the prohibition of right turns at Szechuen Road corner, there is ually great delay here, which in turn causes more eongegtion further] down Nanking Road, There is at hand a remedy for this evil, it Is believed That is one-way traffic in Szechuen and Kiangze Roads. Rumour has it, fereditable rumour, Commission has Council, that this measure should be adopted. In short, traffic from Szechuen Road Ueldge to Avenue Edward VIE wil verted toward the Bund or ward Kiangse Road, or vice versd.
traffic in Szechuen Road moves southward, then vehicles in Kiangee Road will' be directed northward. When this method is in operation it will ro longer be necessary to enforce the "no-right: turn" on Nanking Road.
Tt is understood that those who! have charge of Central district trafic are more than willing to give th new scheme a thorough trial, because, as they say, the danger of accident will be greatly lessened,
motor-cars, buses and trackless they hope that all ricshas, trams will be able to move with Breater facility.
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