SAFETY ON ROADS
Call For Close Attention In an effort to halt the increase in road deaths road safety committees all over New Zealand are combining with traffic authorities in an extensive safety drive, “Operation Safety," to make the public more aware of their responsibilities as motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians. The chairman of the Christchurch Metropolitan Road Safety Committee (Mr N. H. Browne) said that inattention by all classes of road users was a major cause of road accidents. A driver’s attention could be. diverted by many things, and cars at higher speeds travelled quite a distance in a short time. A few seconds’ inattention was enough for a car to run off the road or to hit somebody.
There should be a constant desire to drive safely and well and this meant keeping within the speed limits and obeying the laws of the road. This applied equally to cyclists. Pedestrians, who were probably the most vulnerable, should make certain that the road was clear before they attempted to cross.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30934, 15 December 1965, Page 26
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