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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 7. 1966.

Mystery crossing

Mystery crossing

The Traffic Department has threatened to prosecute the students' association for the crossing which has appeared over the Kelburn Parade-Salamanca Road intersection.

Women's vice-president Pat Caughley revealed at executive's latest meeting she had received a deputation from Traffic House who threatened to prosecute the students' association if the crossing was not removed.

They argued the crossing "was endangering the motorists. " If a motorist knocked over a pedestrian, they pointed out, he would be in a serious position for running over a person on what was not a legal pedestrian crossing.

Pat was quick to point out that "the students' association had nothing to do with the painting in of the crossing (a capping stunt) and was not aware that it had been recently 'touched up'."

According to the women's vice-president, Mr. Anderson was "finding the business a whole nightmare."

"His attitude was that people got on before without one, so why not now" she said.

On the subject of a temporary crossing before a possible overbridge is constructed Mr. Anderson admitted that he had "not thought of it."

However he pointed out that temporary crossings tended to become permanent.