Sign - "Motorists Please Keep Off Tram Tracks"

Historical information

Used by the MMTB in an attempt to keep tram tracks clear of motor cars. It seldom worked. Signs would have been fixed to the ends of a tram so it could be seen by motorists. See Item 6088 for another version.

Significance

Demonstrates the methods the MMTB to ask motorists to keep tram tracks clear during the 1950's and 1960's.

Physical description

Sign - Zincalume steel sheet, with four holes in angled or trimmed corners asking "Motorists Please Keep Off Tram Tracks" Has the image of a motor car on the tram tracks with the outline of a tram following.

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