SAFETY ON ROADS.
NEW MOTOR REGULATIONS.
GOVERNMENT'S AIM
(From Our Own Correspondent.) TUAKAU, Wednesday. The Government's aim was that the motor laws should be simplified and reduced to the most important requirements, but that energetic action should be taken to have those requirements strictly enforced, stated the actingCommissioner of Transport ill a letter read at the Tuakau Town Board meetin"- on Monday evening. "So far as speeds are concerned, tae following provisions should apply: Reckless or negligent driving; careless or inconsiderate driving; 30 miles an hour maximum in built-up areas; speed such as that the motorist is able to stop
311 one-half the distance of c-lear repd ahead." the letter read. The three provisions were statutory and the fourth, which was contained in the motor vehicle regulations, would be retained in tae proposed new transport regulations. It was reported that the Automobile Association (Auckland) was erecting speed signs in conjunction with the Transport Department, and the sites at Tuakau had been decided on.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 292, 10 December 1936, Page 25
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