trame regulations designed to speed up the movement of vehicles during "rush" hours and to do away with hindrances to traffic in some of the narrower streets of the Central District have been approved by the Shenghai Municipal Council.
Action upon a number of recommendations of the Traffle Committee dealing with right-hand turns, one-way traffic, parking, and motor freight vehicles, was decided upon after some discussion by the Council on Thursday. Experiments with the "Electro-Matic" system of traffic Ught control were considered, but were postponed on account of the expense involved, until after the Commissioner of Police has had the opportunity to inspect conditions in other countries.
To meet the protests of shopkeepers in Hankow Road that one-way traffic has seriously affected their business, the Counci! agreed to modify the one-way rule between limited hours to exclude rickshaws, most of the business done by shops on that road is believed to be done by the users of rickshaws. The following new traffic regulations wilt be introduced:—
1—No driver shall cause his vehicle to make a right-hand turn Into Bubbling Well Road at the inter section of Thibet Road with Nanking Road between the hours of 830 am, and 930 am, 12 noon fand 1230 pin. 180 pm.'and 230 pin, 430 pin. and 6 pin. Sun Gays and public holidays excepted.
Q-No driver shall cause his vehicle to make a right-hand wu into Nanking Road at the intersection of Thibet Road with Nanking Rond between the hours of 830 am, and 930 am, 12 noon end 1230 pin, 130 pin. and 230 pin, 430 pin. and 6 pin. Sun-Gays and public holidays excepted. am. Sundays and public holidays excepted.
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