"TOO FAST."

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 20, 25 January 1939, Page 13

"TOO FAST."

SCHOOL BUS SPEEDS. CONVEYANCE OF CHILDREN. "UKE SACKS OF GRAIN." "Children are treated like sacks of grain for transport purposes," said Mr. W. E. Bowyer at a meeting of the Auckland Education Board this morning. He added that many children were ear ried in a confined space, and the speeds of 3.5 miles an hour were too fast. He telt much concerned about the speeds, and the fact that there was evidence taat some of the buses did only 9.3 miles to the gallon was due to speeding. The chairman, Mr. W. J. Campbell": Ihe transport regulations lay down 35 miles an hour. ' Mr. Bowyer said that the board was the custodian of 70.000 children, and the safety of the child should be the nrst consideration. Mr. J. E. Elliott said that there seemed to be an idea that school drivers could go as fast as they liked, but it should be known that no bus should s?o faster than 35 miles.

Mr. W. H. Fortune said that if any complaints were made they could investigate them. Mr. R. Rew said that if they could get a concrete case they could report it to the traffic officer in the particular district. The chairman said that the board paid the drivers. A member: And in many cases they are teachers. Another member said that the only way to prove it would be to set a trap on the road. The chairman said that a report would be got, and the discussion lapsed.