REGISTRATION OF BICYCLES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21866, 20 August 1936, Page 10

REGISTRATION OF BICYCLES

DETERMINATION OF MINISTER LEGISLATION STILL LEIN6 SOUGHT 7 (PBXSB 4SSOCMTIO* TXiXtBAJI-T CARTERTON. August fit The assertion that for the proper and. safe regulation of traffic, bkjd® should be registered, was made W the Minister for Transport, the Hop. R. Semple, in an address to the tweatythird conference of the North Wiiad* Motor Union. He intended to peeto for legislation next session to mad*' registration necessary, and he woaW continue until he attained his djttt He was drawing up regulations sad rules of the road which would, he sag) gestea, be sold at cost and 1 distributed by motor associations. considered that all highways be under the control of the Highways Board, and not councils, and advocated tfae_ pnuM IWff of roads by the board and doing atop! With local body inspectors who. AP? other duties to do, did not give ipe job their best He advocated systematic teaching * the public and children by means g moving pictures, gramophone reoortgt and broadcasts, and emphasised Ito ■ fact that the loss of life was year. He expected it to grow to year to at least 360. He wanted W check this appalling loss, nnd_ bag? the motor associations would heto He was calling a conference to tor cuss the matter on Friday next, 500 delegates would be present. AJlff could do to assist the motorist in tax** . , tion or any other way he was prepaw i to do, and he was willing to meet tag at any time in his office and disc®* matters with them. . ‘ .ll „ The venue of the next conicrentf will be Wanganui. -