N.Z. AUTO-CYCLE UNION

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27405, 19 July 1954, Page 6

N.Z. AUTO-CYCLE UNION

ROAD SAFETY REPORT TO CONFERENCE A summary of what had been done in motor-cycling in the last 12 months was given by Mr T. R. McCleary, the motor-cyclists’ representative on the Road Safety Council in Wellington, and chairman of the Christchurch combined clubs’ safety committee, at the thirty-sixth annual conference of the New Zealand Auto-Cycle Union. Motor-cycle clubs had started road safety schemes in the first place, Mr McCleary recalled. The council had been impressed with the success of those schemes, and had recommended the establishment of municipal road, safety committees embracing all types of road users as well as chambers of commerce, junior chambers of commerce, progress leagues, Federated Farmers, and motoring organisations. The effect of these schemes should be felt in the next 12 months, when they got under way, Mr McCleary said. Although the Government had not seen its way clear to assist financially, auto-cycle union members had carried on local club road safety committees with considerable success, said Mr McCleary. In the four months before the union’s campaign began at the beginning of last August 460 persons were killed or injured on .New Zealand roads, but«n the next four months the corresponding total was only 379. The union had concerned itself with the possibility of an increase in thirdparty insurance premiums, Mr McCleary reported, and had held discussions with the Commissioner of Transport. Mr McCleary said there was a proposal*' to go before the next meeting of the New Zealand Road Safety Council on July 29 which, if approved, would benefit all learner motorcyclists. The proposal had already been before a sub-committee of the council, which had recommended that it go before the full council. Mr E. Pink, of Palmerston North, was elected a life member of the union. There are only six other life members.

Next year’s conference of the union will be held in Wellington. Officers elected were: president, Mr C. E. Allen (Auckland); vice-presi-dents, Messrs R. Tall (Invercargill), A. Harp (Hamilton), and J. Porter (Auckland); honorary treasurer, Mr A. McLaren (Hamilton); honorary secretary, Mr T. J. B. Mason (Hamilton); executive, Messs E. Pink (Palmerston North), S. Jensen (Palmerston North), R. Lyford (Blenheim), W. McCarty (Te Aroha), R. H. Williams (Onehunga), and D. Jenkins (Otago); South Island publicity officer, Mr F. B. Spensley (Christchurch). ■ Championship Applications .Granted Championship events for which no application was made at the conference will be held if applications are deceived in time. New Zealand championships were granted to the following applicants: senior and junior T.T., Auckland Motor Cycle Club; grand prix (all classes). Canterbury Auto Cycle Club; open miniature T.T., Hamilton Motor Cycle Club; 500 c.c. miniature T.T., Otago Motor Cycle Club; 350 c.c. miniature T.T., Te Aroha Motor Cycle Club; 250 c.c. miniature T.T., Papakura Motor Cycle Club; stock reliability trial. Otago Motor Cycle Club; sporting trial, Canterbury Auto Cycle Club; scramble, Manawatu-Orion * Motor Cycle Club; Auto-Cycle Union open trial, Rangitikei Motor Cycle Club; open beach, Auckland Motor Cycle Club; 500 c.c. beach, Bay of Plenty Motor Cycle Club; 350 c.c. beach, Auckland Motor Cycle Club; 250 c.c. beach, Hamilton Motor Cycle Club; open road hill climb, Wanganui Sports Motor Cycle Club; 500 c.c. road hill climb, Bay of Plenty Motor Cycle Club; 350 c.c. road hill climb, Rangitikei Motor Cycle Club; open airstrip, Auckland Motor Cycle Club; 500 c.c. airstrip, Auckland Motor Cycle Club; 350 c.c. airstrip, Auckland Motor Cycle Club; open one mile grass, no application; 500 c.c. one mile grass, no application; open quarter-mile grass, Tai Tapu Motor : Cycle Club: open grass hill climb, Hamilton Motor Cycle Club; 500 c.c. grass hill climb, Tai Tapu Motor Cycle Club; 350 c.c. grass hill climb, no ap- ; plication; road side-car, Waneanui Sports Motor Cycle Club; miniature T.T side-car, no application. North Island championships were allowed to clubs as follows: 500 c.c. miniature T.T., Te Aroha Motor Cycle Club; open beach, North Taranaki Motor Cycle Club; 500 c.c. beach, Auckland Motor Cycle Club; 350 c.c. beach, Bay of Plenty Moto? Cycle Club; 250 c.c. beach, Hamilton Motor Cycle Club: quarter-mile grass, Gisborne Motor Cycle Club; 500 c.c. road hill climb. Rangitikei Motor Cycle Club; 350 c.c road hill climb, Bay of Plenty Motor Cycle Club; scramble championship. Feilding-Oroua Motor Cycle Club South Island championships: Open beach, Southland Motor-cycle • Club; 500 c.c. beach, Southland Motor-cycle Club; open road hill climb, Southland Motor-cycle Club; 500 c.c. road hill climb, no application; 350 c.c. road hill climb. Southland Motor-cycle Club; quarter-ihile grass. Southland Motorcycle Club; scramble, Ashburton Motor-cycle Club. Major events: Grand prix road race, Bay of plenty Mo.tor-cycle Club; Ohakea trophy races, Manawatu-Orion Motor-cycle Club; road race, Rangitikei Motor-cycle Club; miniature road race and clubman’s T.T. race, Tauranga Motor-cycle Club; “Round the Houses” road race. Wanganui Sports Motorcycle Club; Wanganui grand prix, Wanganui Motor Racing Club; Halswell 100 road race, Tai Tapu Motor- ; cycle Club; King Country grand prix. ’ Taumarunui Motor-cycle Club, Tara- ’ naki grand prix, North Taranaki ’ Motor-cycle Club; Hamilton 100, Hamilton Motor-cycle Club; Rotorua grand ! prix, Rotorua Motor-cycle Club.