MOTOR DANGERS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15486, 13 January 1916, Page 9

MOTOR DANGERS.

TO TWP J2MTOR' OF "THE J'RESS." Sir,—"Papanui Resideat" writes in tois morning's "-tress" suggesting mat indtor-cars should never puss a tram-car that - has stopped.. I'his seems to me quite in accordance wit-a the present rwes goverhing ati' tfanio in Cmistchuroh". _ ' ; His. ltiea is evidently to obstruct trat&c, such as tjtio wan in the street ooeg with one lag resting on the seat of his bicycle ta»King to another, loi preference in front of the Bank of x>ew Zealand or at the junction of two main streets. _ ■ As a professional city man my duties necessitate crossing the main sueets frequently, and my experience is that I more often tnan not have to stop on a crossing or take a zigzag course at tn©> rate of a mile an uour to escape those people wao cross over Streets' without glancing either way, or who persist in sutucuiig wnilst conversing with a friend in tne' middle' ot; the street; or the bicyclist who" rides (on eituer'siae iit his "cxtj-eme leisure or haste. . - ■ * : May I suggest that the rule of the road be strictly adhered to by all users, and then people angnting u'oui trams or crossing the road will only have .to direct their attention to tramc in one direction, according to tho side of the road they happen to be on. If they don't look, no regulations in-the world can save them for ever from an accident. A day or two ago i was threading my way across a main thoroughfare, when a dog, no doubt imit.nt.ing his master's use of tho road, suddenly turned and ran right under my car without even stopping to look whero ho was going. . I .felt no bump, but! I was subjected to the .most painful sight of seeing' the dog dash down the street: mad with fear and shame for having been so foolish. : It would seem that if cars were made with a much greater road clear* ance many useful lessons_ would be likely to follow. The police would no doulSt soon devise means of regulating the mad rushes after such an experience as the dog's.—l ours, etc., D MOTORIST. January 12th, 1916.