DRIVING IN DUSK

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32633, 15 June 1971, Page 2

DRIVING IN DUSK

Warning to motorists Motorists who left their cars parked on the outskirts of the city all day should remember that it would sometimes be dark by the time they returned to them, and that a vehicle safely parked in daylight might be hard to see and dangerously positioned after dark, the regional director of the Miinstry of Transport (Mr J. F. Thomas) said yesterday. Mr Thomas also reminded drivers to switch their lights on in good time in the evenings, and to drive on dipped headlights rather than on parking lights. Drivers were required by law to switch on their lights half an hour after sunset, which at present meant just before 5.30 p.m. The law also required drivers to switch on their headlights in poor visibility. This was defined as occasions on which there was not sufficient daylight to see clearly a person or a vehicle at a distance of 150 ft It was also important to keep the car’s windows and light-glasses clean and clear, Mr Thomas said. It was illegal to use a vehicle with a dirty or obscured windscreen. At this time of the year, ice might be expected on the roads, particularly in the early mornings, he said. Motorists should keep the danger of icy roads very much in mind.