CONTROL IN BRITAIN
COMMISSION'S REPORT
LEGISLATION URGED
United Press Association—By Electric Tele-
graph—Copyright. Australian Press Association—United Service.
(Eeceived 27th July, 8 a.m.)
LONDON, 26th July. Urging that legislation for tho control of road traffic is long overdue, the Royal Commission on tho subject recommends no general special speed limits for motor-cars and cycles, if fitted with pneumatic tires, but omnibuses and coaches should be limited to thirty-five miles an hour and goods vans thirty. Penalties for dangerous driving should be increased to a maximum of £50 for the first offence, and £100 for the second. The qualifying age for a motor-cycle license should be sixteen instead of fourteen. There should bo power to regulate pillion riding, and also to order proper 'direction plates for towns.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 24, 27 July 1929, Page 9
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125CONTROL IN BRITAIN Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 24, 27 July 1929, Page 9
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