RECKLESS DRIVING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20022, 2 September 1930, Page 15

RECKLESS DRIVING.

CONDEMNATION OF PRACTICE. [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, September 1. "There is a feeling among a section of those who. do not own motor-cars that we are out to qhastise the pedestrian and to protect the motorist no matter how reckless he may be. That impression is an entirely wrong one, and it must be removed," declared the chairman, Mr E. A. Batt, at a meet'nß Of the executive of the Wellington Automobile Club this evening. An offer to arrange for the club to give ® series of talks over the air was .referred to by the chairman, who said Jh&t they had been taken to task in the Press for lecturing the pedestrian, tie pointed out that it was proposed • address the motorists as well as the Both required educating. I have heard it said/' the chairman, remarked, "that one of the club's 'Unctions is to protect the motorist at It has been and still is our policy to come down on reckless dnv*ng. We have no sympathy for that class of motorist. The pedestrian has His. rights. He needs -educating, but we also take up the attitude that there f* e , 8on ?e bad motorists who require J"sx as much talking to. Such drivers «o not deserve any protection. They do not get it from this club. It is true nat our members have the privilege of .'„ni- le « aI novice, but if they are guilty of reckless driving they are left J?_ get of the mess as best they Iney get no sympathy from us."