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Grey River Argus, 28 May 1935, Page 7

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(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 24. In th" (’inn inons. lb" new li ghwa’rule wliicli in many ic'i'm-*" moilifi"’ll the iiii'lt of iW'iit (■' [>eri(‘iice. I lint of 1931, was approved. The Transport Minisler, Mr U’ <: B>’lish:i. said a copy of H"’ new < He which lays down rules for ol all road users, including pedestrians, wouhl be. delivered free to every householder in -.lie country. If ’lie <mlc were observed, there woubi ci-rl:: 1 "-> be a reduction in rm'd wr''mis. Lie measures t.ak'm had toge'h"r with the giow’ng traffic eonsiiousm’ss of the cominuii produced v"ry p ,l <'o re'iil'.s during 11 u ’"'’it yen'. !!■<■. c hail been n eonsi '-■■ab'e reibmtion in road accidents, despi’e • ’’ pl increase in the number of vehicles using roads. Tn London, the rednebion in fatalities in the last n week" was no less 'than 30 per rent., and : n injuries 1.5 per cent, while Hie increase in the .number of vehicles li reused was over 12 per cent. The code was, ho, added, rm effort io contribute to public safety and embodied Hie suggestions made from every quarter.