DRIVERS WARNED
Twice Number Last Year (N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Oct. 29. Even the slightest error on the road during Labour Day week-end was likely to draw a warning from a traffic officer. This is reflected by the number of warnings issued by the Transport Department—--1375. compared with 695 during Labour Day week-end. 1962.
The week-end officially ended at 8 o’clock this morning with eight people dead and 18 seriously injured, making it the worst since 1953. “Traffic officers this year were more conscious of the value of warnings even for minor errors,” a department spokesman said today. Other reasons for the greater number of warnings were increased peak-period patrols and the extra officers on duty this year. Offence notices issued numbered 1555. 115 more titan last year.
Nineteen drivers were arrested for being drunk in charge, and keys were taken from 58 others. Ten defective vehicles were ordered off the road.
When 1 hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.— Abraham Lincoln.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30275, 30 October 1963, Page 10
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