CHECKS ON VEHICLES

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30602, 19 November 1964, Page 18

CHECKS ON VEHICLES

44 Without Warrants

The present road safety campaign was showing there were far too many cars without warrants of fitness, the district chief traffic officer of the Transport Department (Mr E. Wilson) said yesterday. In the week ended November 14 traffic officers issued 40 offence notices to drivers without warrants and four warnings for the same offence.

There was also too many drivers without licences, Mr Wilson said. Sixteen had been stopped during the week, most of them having failed to renew their licences. The number of drivers warned for having faulty tyres —l3—was also high. The tyres were either very badly worn or bald.

During the week officers checked 461 cars. Two offence notices were issued for faulty foot-brakes, and one ticket and three warnings were ■ issued for faulty hand-brakes, thirteen tickets and 12 warnI ings were given because of other faulty equipment, such as mirrors and lights. Officers checked 90 bicycles, issuing 19 warnings and seven tickets. Four cycles had faulty brakes, and 28 had other faults.