MOTOR DANGER.

Grey River Argus, 21 June 1927, Page 5

MOTOR DANGER.

DIMMING LIGHTS. JUDGE’S OPINION. (Per Press Assn.) AUCKLAND, June 20. “The dimming of the headlights on motoivcars at night is the most dangerous practice ,in tho world,’’ said Mr Justice Reed in the Supremo Court, when considering a case in which a motor-car collided with a tar-mixer on the Beach Road. It was stated the car’s-lights were dimmed, as another Vehicle was approaching from the opposite direction, and the driver had not noticed the mixer on the roadside.

“There used to be a by-law, years ago, forcing motorists to dim their ( headlights, and I had a. good experience of the fallacy of it while I was nt the bar,” His Honour added. “I defended a man who was charged with failing to dim hi? lights, and a week later he killed a woman through no other reason than dimming his lights. [ then appeared for him on a charge of manslaughter.” “As a ear owner, I object to dimming headlights,” said Mr Rogerson, ybo appeared for the defendant. He added there wa-s now a by-law requiring lights to be focussed correctly, and this had served, to a certain extent, to keep the main beam of light on the ground.