Important to Bicyclist.
As inquest was held at Liverpool tftpijlr on the body of Police Constable 1 gjqjl Lawton, 25, who sustained fatal .in iiro& while riding a bicycle ap the Polji^'sHjf letic Grounds while training for a.tra^! While going at high speed the m^ohjoa"' broke down, throwing him heavily tm, fracturing his skull. The maker pf'flj^ machine said the deceased would havajjajj/ machine made very light, which irfii| | did nob think safe. Witness hadj|||| I good' many customers through not spDpljj v ing such light machines. The tube «JJs|:" ing the backbone was only 132ud pjjffirf )■ an inch thick. Purchasers knew fcb?'Js| £ they ran. Deceased had said that"'||jj jjj this machine was not light enough. ■ $ J|| I thing was sacrificed to speed. WlinjlMi* warned him to be careful. The jury, fofflflj; that Lawton died from injuries reofcjwj; whileriding a bicycle made of too UDRtelj!' materials. They blamed nobody;," l-^f||
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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 149, 23 June 1894, Page 10
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