Child in car a ‘torpedo’
PA Wellington A young girl was standing on the back seat of a car which was clocked at 170 km h on a rural road near Dunedin during the first week of the Ministry of Transport's seat belt blitz. The assistant chief traffic superintendent. Mr HenryGore, described the child as "a torpedo waiting to be fired." "It horrified us, and no doubt, on reflection, horrified the driver," Mr Gore said. "This is what the campaign is all about.” Mr Gore said a Dunedin driver had been stopped by traffic officers and issued with a speeding infringement notice. "He was also given a counselling session on the desirability of having children restrained in vehicles.
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Press, 25 May 1984, Page 5
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