PARKING OF CARS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 156, 13 April 1928, Page 5

PARKING OF CARS

THE NEW REGULATIONS. CASES BEFORE THE COURT. SEVERAL OTHER OASES HEARD

Cases of motor-cars liaving , been parked in East Street without lights showing were before Mr C. R. OnWalker, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court this morning, and. were dismissed under the new regulations. The first case of its kind in Ashburton against a person who had no- reflector on his cycle also was heard.

Lighting of Vehicles and Cycles. [ Alfred George Parsons was charged with having parked a motor-cycle without lights, and with having ridden the cycle without a license. He pleaded not guilty to the first charge and guilty to the second. Evidence was given by Constables Bentley and White. The Magistrate: said that under the hew regulations a vehicle might stand without lights on any part of a street so long as the street is adequately lighted. East Street was very weil lighted, and that seemed to settle the matter. In future cases of this kind the police would have to prove to the satisfaction of the Court that the street was not adequately lighted. The first charge was dismissed, and on the second defendant was fined 10s and costs (12s). i John Alexander Lowery and William Small Walsh were charged with having parked their cars without lights showing. •>

The question of the adequacy of the street lighting was again raised in these cases, and the: charges were withdrawn.

George Bromley was fined 10s and costs (10s) on a charge of having left an unlighted car in Cox Street.

For riding a cycle without having a lighted lamp and without having a reflector attached, Henry Bradshaw was fined 15s and costs (10s) on the first charge, and was convicted and discharged on the second charge. John Conneen was fined 10s and 10s costs on a charge of riding an unlighted cycle. Farquhar McLennon and Norman White were each fined 10s and costs (12s) for riding on the footpath. Charged with cutting a corner in East Street. Mary Deal was fined 30s and costs (12s).

Used Another’s Car. Charged with having unlawfully converted a car to his own use, Harry McPherson pleaded guilty, and entered a similar plea to a charge of driving without a license.

Senior-Sergeant Martin stated accused let a garage on his property to a Mr Page, and one night took the car and went to Chertsey in it with his, friends. The car had been taken' before, and had l been damaged. The Magistrate said that accused was liable to three months in gaol. His ofl'ence fell only slightly short of theft, and may have resulted in the destruction of the car.

A prohibition order wa.s issued against accused, who was fined £1 and 10s costs on the second charge, and was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence in twelve months if called upon on the first charge.

An Unlicensed Driver. Charged with having employed a person without a license, to drive a car at Methven, Samuel Andrew pleaded not guilty. Constable Orchard said he interviewed defendant, who said Be had sent his son to Ashburton with the car, and the boy obtained a license as soon as he turned 16. Defendant said his son had come into town on the day he turned 16. and was on his way to get a license. He thought the Magistrate should consider the haphazard way licenses were issued in the County. • The Magistrate thought this complaint did not lie well in the mouth of defendant.

Defendant added he had consented to the hoy coming to Ashburton, but he had not sent him in. Defendant was fined 10s arid l£s costs.

Menace to Motorists. On a charge of having ridden a cycle without lights on the Ashburton traffic bridge a juvenile was* fined 10s and costs 10s. The Magistrate said this was a practice that must be stopped. Such cyclists were a menace to motorists. No Driver’s License. A juvenile was ordered to pay costs (10s) on a charge of having driven' a motor-car without being the holder of a driver’s license.