ADVICE FOR DRIVERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 112, 14 May 1929, Page 7

ADVICE FOR DRIVERS.

CHILDREN ON THE ROADS. JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS. "The driver of any car owes a duty to the public," said his Honor (Mr. Justice Herdman) when summing up in a case which involved a serious charge of negligent driving, causing the death of a small girl. Showing a wide appreciation of motoring risks and requirements, the judge cited various circumstances and conditions under which motoring was attended with negligence, care (and skill) with mutual responsi-, bility as between drivers and public. Later, his Honor, dealing with motor speeds, said he considered it an extremely , difficult thing for anybody to estimate whether a car was going 35, 45 or 50 miles per hour, "but one can tell generally as to whether a vehicle is travelling 0 at an excessive speed," continued the judge. "In this case the girl says the car was travelling very fast and there can be no doubt about that." His Honor also alluded to the care which motorists should exercise when children were seen playing on roads. This prompted the wise provision of notices for motorists posted near schools but, generally speaking, such care should be preserved because children were so irresponsible and erratic in their movements.