£0, the Editor of the "Nonrn-Cuixa Dany News."
Sm—Your leading article of October 8 is timely as if the present conditions are allowed to continu more and) more congestion will result, In any consideration of the problem, although certain. basic principles remain the same, attention should be concentrated on the ways wherein the traffic here differs from that in Occidental cities. ferences are in the type of trafic, and in the extent to Which manual haulage is resorted fo, and the later is one of the most important causes in slowing down the trafic. The almost incredible which are so. frequently ing carried on wheelbarrows, on, two-wheeled truck combined often bulky contents, eon: stitute a problem which as far as my experience goes is unique.
As regards the type of traffic, the Yagaries of rickshaws and still more the antics of cyclists, add very con siderably to the toll of traffic Accidents.
One of the greatest problems is that relating to the rush hour traffic, certain amount has been accom: Plished already by the use of one way traffic, but a lot remains to be done. It is an "accepted principle every effort should be made to Bet the extra trafic away from the centre of the town as soon as Dos sible, and it is here that the trams impede so greatly. Anyone who has seen the "obstruction caused by rams on the Garden Bridge, or in roadway, will realise what I mean, The following suggestions are made as a basis for discussion: 1 The tram company to rears to replace trams locked buser a commencement made in the Central within fang Nanking," and. Seechven and chuen and Nanking, Chekia me bie rend. intersections
"addition sea warn lights to be ina 5 Inthe rush hours, pri given to the Under, 4' where" the except proximately direction pro-that the flow of tref Joni ners to be held resp 1 ckahaw hes 7 Bases to, draw in completely to the side of the road instead of several feet from the kerb els frequently is and very often struction to trate 0 Avenue Edward Vit trafic is" motor, the so-called speedway loter trafic with 2
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