The ancient and childish pastime of bowling a hoop is getting to bo a traffic problem when pursued under conditions which ruler? on a Napier footpath tho other morning (states tho Napier “Telegraph”). Two youngsters were bowling two heavy' balloon motor tiros along tho crowded footpath, to the discomfort of pedestrians and danger to young children and ladies with prams. Had one of these liras, which arc hr no moans light, struck a lady nr child, it might lu»n» Brought serious injury, not: to mention what would have' happened had one of tho tires got off tho intended track a little and hit a shon window. “Children should not ho allowed to bowl those things on a main street footpath,” said a pedestrian after narrowly evading a collision with one by clever footwork. "They uro a rponace to all people on the pavement/'
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 117, 11 February 1926, Page 12
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