CLEAR VISION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 18 December 1926, Page 12

CLEAR VISION.

AUCKLAND’S PROPOSED NEW BY-LAW. Another by-law as a safeguard to traffic and pedestrians is soon to be added to Auckland city's already big list of safety measures (states the Star). Upon the recommendation of the chief traffic inspector (Mr. G. R. Hogan), the following proposed new bylaw has been prepared by the city solicitor: “No person shall drive a ,motor vehicle fitted with windscreen made of glass or other like material unless he shall at 'all times whilst such windscreen is in use keep sueh windscreen in such a condition of transparency that he shall have a clear and uninterrupted view in the direction in which he is travelling.” Regarding the matter, Mr. Hogan submitted a pewspaper cutting which contained the remarks of Mr. P. K. Hunt, S.M., at an inquest on a youthful cyclist who was knocked from his machine by a motor bus. The driver of the bus attributed the accident to his windscreen being blurred by rain and the magistrate was of the opinion that the drivers of all vehicles should keep their windscreen open, as many accidents were caused through the vision being obscured by train. On May 19 last Mr. Hogan reported on the necessity of all motor vehicles being fitted with a windscreen cleaner as a preventive of accidents, and there was no by-law dealing with the matter; neither was there any provision in the motor vehicles regulations.