SPECIAL MOTOR ROADS.
pro THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOE."1
SIE,—S0 far as one gathers from the speeches of Mr. Lloyd George and his friends, the benefit to be' derived from these roads by motorists is that there is to be no limit put upon their speed; the benefit to the general public, their pigs, poultry, &c., that they may go on their ordinary ways in peace and safety. But where is nntraversed space to be found for these roads ? It is well known that level crossings on rail- ways produce a considerable number of accidents every year. But as a rule railway trains run at certain intervals, only one at a time, and a large proportion of the level crossings are guarded and worked by signalmen. Also railway trains ran for a considerable part of the way in tunnels or through cuttings, where the roads cross them on bridges, or where the railway line is above the ground level roads pass under viaducts. As motors climb mountains, it is to be supposed -that they will travel continually on the surface of the earth, at what speed they please, in large numbers also. What security can there be, then, for those whose misfortune carries them across one of these Lloyd George death-traps P—I am, Sir, Ste., GEO. J. MURRAY. Wootton Court, Canterbury.
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