SLOW DRIVING.
THREAT OF PROSECUTION.
TROBLEM OS BUSY ROADS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHTUSTCHURCH, this day. The "slow'' motor vehicle driver is going to be prosecuted in the future. This is the intention of officers of the Transport Department in Christchurch. "One of our greatest problems over the Easter holidays,'' said an inspector, "was the slow driver.'' The trouble arose, he said, on many highways where drivers failed to keep up with the preceding traffic. Traffic inspectors consider that a motorist, who has a clear space in front and holds up other vehicles in his rear, is not driving with due consideration to other users of the road. In built-up areas inspectors consider that motorists should drive up to the limit of the restrictions and at greater speeds where there is no restriction. The fulfilment of this obligation is regarded as essential on any road carrying a stream of traffic.
Power to prosecute drivers for the offence complained of is provided in Section 4 of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act, 1934.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 88, 15 April 1939, Page 16
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