DANCER TO MOTORISTS
A complaint about the practice of some road contractors in using small iron spikes for holding their lines in place, was received by the executive of the South Island Motor Union from the Automobile Association (WaLmate), states the "Press." The Waimate Association contended, that the spikes could not easily be seen by drivers of motor-cars, and that they were therefore dangerous. It mentioned that one of its members had recently had a tire ruined by a spike. In commenting on the complaint, Mr. F. W. Freeman re-' marked that contractors were usually required to provide adequate protection for the travelling public, and a contractor who. used such spikes was not fulfilling this obligation. Usually standards about four feet. high were used to carry the lines. The union agreed to draw the attention of the Main Highways Board to the complaint.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 10
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143DANCER TO MOTORISTS Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 10
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