BANNED DRIVERS
Heavy Penalty Urged Concern at the “apparent” number of persons driving while disqualified was expressed by members of the Christchurch Metropolitan Road Safety Committee at a ) meeting on Wednesday evening.
It was decided to write to the National Road Safety Council suggesting there be a photograph in driver’s licences, stiffer penalties for driving while disqualified, that disqualified drivers have their photographs gazetted and that offenders have their vehicles impounded.
Mr J. A. Fraser said that ■43 persons were convicted in May of driving while disqualified in Christchurch. Disqualification was supposed to be the most severe penalty that could be imposed for traffic offences, and it appeared to be treated with contempt. Traffic Sergeant 1. M. McLauchlan said the public could help ’if they advised traffic authorities of offences. Any such information would be treated as confidential. It was decided to write to the district engineer of the Railways Department asking if there was any solution to having crossing warning systems operating for long periods when trains were shunting near the signals.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31124, 29 July 1966, Page 6
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