AVOIDING COLLISIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 229, 27 September 1930, Page 10

AVOIDING COLLISIONS.

ONUS ON PEDESTRIANS 1 LEGISLATOR'S SUGGESTION. (By Telegraph, —Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. 1 The suggestion that in view _ of _ frequent motor accidents on public highways the Government should take into consideration the desirability of placing tlie onus of avoiding a collision on tlie pedestrian rather than on the motor driver was made by tlie Hon. R. McCalJum in tlie Legislative Council to-day. The deputy-leader, the Hon, R. Masters, replied that under the present law, which was considered just and reasonable, the onus of avoiding a motor accident on the public highways rested equally on all parties likely to be involved in such an accident. It was understood that in England under the same law which applied in this country, cases had been taken successfully by motorist* against negligent pedestrians who involved tlie motorists in accidents. The infrequency of such cases was, of course, accounted for by the fact that the pedestrian was generally the chief sull'erer in these accidents, v. ■■■■'■}