“DRIVING” A CAR
MAGISTRATE’S INTERPRETATION
[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
WELLINGTON, April 29.
“Driving means the manipulation of the machinery which propels a car. steers the car and stops the car,” said Magistrate Mogley, in the Police Court, to-day. “Any one of these alone is insufficient to designate driving.” On his advice, defendant hart pleader! not guilty to driving without due rare and attention, having left, a lorry insecurely parked, so ihat it had it had crossed Cuba Street and run into a telephone box.
The police explained that, the old regulations provided for the offence of insecure parking, but no provision was actually laid down in the new regulations, but they proposed to prove ihat. the offence came under the heading of driving without due care and attention.
After the case was argued, the Magistrate held that it. was in the manipulation of machinery to stop (lie car that, defendant, was careless, and therefore he found him guilty. Defendant, was convicted and ordered to pay costs.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 29 April 1937, Page 2
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