WARNING TO STOP
Traffic Inspector’s Signal SIREN ON MAIN HIGHWAYS Erring motorists on the main highways have been considerably startled during the past few days on hearing the wail of a siren approaching from the rear, and in practically every case they have realised its purport A pow erful siren, similar to that used on a fire engine, has been added to the equipment of the Main Highways Board traffic inspector's car, and motorists who break the law will now have every warning when they are required to stop. The siren has a penetrating note, and can be heard easily above the rumble of a heavy motorlorry or through the closed windows of a fast-moving car. Provision for the use of a siren on a motor vehicle used on road patrol •work by a police officer or traffic inspector is made in the Motor Vehicle Regulations, 1933. The regulations state that the siren on a traffic inspector's motor vehicle shall be used only as a warning to stop or make way, and the driver of any motor vehicle who has reasonable cause to believe that he is being so signalled to stop or make Way shall do so as soon as may be possible with safety.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 264, 3 August 1933, Page 8
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206WARNING TO STOP Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 264, 3 August 1933, Page 8
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