CYCLISTS’ OBLIGATIONS
LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS. [I’EB PBEBS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. April 15. I A. special campaign against cyclists I riding at night without lights or pro- ] per rear reflectors will begin on Monday week, according to a Ministerial * announcement. A circular has been sent to all enforcement authorities, and it is hoped to make the drive the most efficient ever organised in the Dominion.
• It is instituted purely in the inter- [ ests of cyclists themselves, and is 1 based on experience during the late ' Autumn last. year. . It is pointed out ! that iu the Summer the densest traffic is in daylight hours, but, with the | shortening days, after daylight the ■ risk increases, and during early Win- ■ ter, frosts ami rain decrease stopping distances and reduce visibility, allowance for which is not made by any road user. I 'Hie cycle represents the slowest | type of vehicle, and consequently is being constantly overtaken, hence the i stress laid upon the need for an effec- j I five rear light or reflector, |
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 April 1939, Page 4
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