ANNOYING DRIVERS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 April 1927, Page 13

ANNOYING DRIVERS

(A rsic Of ACCIDENTS. C omplaints from one motorist'about anotlier aie, as a mle, unpleasant documents. Hut tnere is one type ox motorist against whom complaints aie always .tapping up. He is met on e>ery Jiignway almost any day, and Jew drivers ha»e not suttered inconvenience and annoyance through, his antics. He is trie “you-vvon’t-pass-me” miito. ist. Seemingly witiiout l'Jiyme or reasoii lie refuses to allow another <ar to overtake and pass him. The hum ol an o.ertaiting motor is the signal ior him at once to enter into a race or lOiae the other motorist to drop behind grauua.ly edging him over to the wioiig side of the road. Statistics do not show tnat many accidents have occurren through the thoughtlessness of this kind .of driver, but safety officials aeclare they are many. on some occasions there may be a . easm why a motorist cannot pass another ear. The road may he too nariovv, hut few drivers seek to pas,s another car under such circumstances, file vast bulk of drivers wait until they can see adequate room before making known their intention of passing the car car ahead. However, there is the case of the inexperienced driver, who may thins tnere is not sufficient room for another ear to pass, while the driver of the car behind may know that there is ample clear age.