SPEED LIMIT

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 September 1936, Page 3

SPEED LIMIT

EXEMPTED AREAS

[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

AUCKLAND. September 5

The .Minister for Transport, the Hon. R. Semple, stated in an interview today that he intends to exercise the authority given him under the new regulations to create "exempted” areas, in which the speed limit of 30 miles an hour will not apply. On main highways beyond the congested areas and where intersections are infrequent.

signposts will be erected, marking v.hore. “exempted” areas begin and end. Thirty more main highway traffic ininspectors will he appointed, making a tolal of 36 working throughout the country. The Safety Council will meet soon to draft a plan of orginisation.'

"We are going to train the inspectors to be the friends of the motorists and not. their enemies, said Mt. Semple. “They will learn to separate the decent person who has made a mistake from the man who wilfully breaks the law.”

Mr. Semple added that up to a fortnight ago there had been 53 persons killed in a period of six or seven weeks. It had gone to the point of "common slaughter.” Ho was not going to allow men who look too much liquor to get into a motor-car and turn it into an infernal machine. 'I he hit-and-run driver was a coward and a potential murderer. There had been six or seven cases lately where drivers had not been located. W hen they were, he hoped that. magistrates would give them the maximum penalty amt make examples ot them.