The Road Toll
Sir, —The letter by Varian J. Wilson is timely. The grim toll of the road that we hear about on the radio and read about in the newspapers should be stopped. The loss of young lives is tragic, and many of these young people would have been a real asset to New Zealand later. The two chief reasons for accidents are high speed and drink. Authorities concerned state that drink is responsible for 60 per cent of accidents. The Transport Department says: “If you drink, don’t drive.” That should be made the law. One of your correspondents suggested that all cars, with the exception of police cars, doctors’ cars, etc., should be baffled down to 55 miles per hour. This is fast enough for anyone to travel; the roads are not race tracks. The time has come to do something about road accidents, not just talk about them.—Yours, etc., READER. January 23, 1967.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31277, 25 January 1967, Page 12
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