Nottingham's Growing Traffic.
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CONSEQUENT upon the greatly ex. tended use of commercial motors and other mechanically propelled vehicles, problems of a pressing character have arisen in relation to traffic in Nottingham, where the difficulties with regard to several of the central thoroughfares have become enhanced by reason of the wholly inadequate width of the streets to meet modern needs,
Some alleviation of the trouble has been sought to be obtained by the corporation being authorized to make drastic regulations whereby, in eXigent circumstances,. motors and other conveyances may be restricted to proceeding in certain defined directions, but a larger question was raised by Mr. L. R. Nevins at a meeting of the city. council recently, when be sought to ascertain whether the
Watch Committee was prepared to consider a speed limit for all motor -Vehicles in Nottingham, Alderman J. E. Pendleton, vice-chairman of the committee again promising consideration of the subject, which -has. been many times under discussion. He pointed out, however, that there are two sides to the question, and the conclusion which had been arrived at by the committee was that the balance of reasonable argument was against the imposition of a -speed limit, Mr. Nevins complained that oertain motorbuses capable of seating 60 people often came down Derby Road, a steep declivity, at the -rate of 33 miles an hour, SILLS having regard to the janction of that thoroughfare with an important. boulevard running at right angles to it he thought it was a highly iangerous
point., at which it was desirable that a police official should be placed On special duty.
Whilst reiterating the promise to pay further attention to the matter, Ald. Pendleton pointed out the enormous difficulties involved in placing a man on. point duty at every four comes-a, a process which Would necessitate the increase (If the police force to 'abnormal proportions,
. Apart from the specific aspect of the matter, which was raised at the recent _council assembly, particular irritation continues to be manifested in Nottingham at the inconvenience and, :danger occasioned, more particularly in the Great Market Place, by motor vehicles being allowed to dash past stationary tramcars