Motor-cycle Notes

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 212, 8 September 1938, Page 9

Motor-cycle Notes

(By “Twist Grip.”) A report of the quarterly meeting of the Road Safety Council held at Wellington on 30 itf to hand. The Minister of Transport, Hon. R. Semple, aud the council, congratulated tho motor cycle clubs on the excellent work they were doing and appeared all possible co-operation and assistance. Practically ail the clubs in the North Island arc now co-operated under tho New Zealand Auto Cycle Union, in this great movement to minimise the uum her of accidents among mptor-cyclists

The Road Safety Council hope tv publish a magazine very shortly and all motor cyclists aro invited to send material to the motor cycle publicity sub-committee, Wellington. As a result of tho council meeting it has been decided that motor-cyclo patrols shall observe all road uaorn aud not confine their activities to motor-cycles alone. A system of patrol work has now been established and a meeting of local patrols will bo called in tho course of a few days when the system will be explained to them. Times change—and wo chango with (hem. The motor-cyclist will soon b« riding under 500 cc or even 330 and lik Lng it. The lightweight tide is rising fast, according to a London motor cyclist. Knowing how efficient some of the motors iu tho 350 class are, the models for 1939, now well in hand, will bo watched for with greatest interest. Occasionally parents ask the ques tion: Is it wise to allow my son to ride a motor-cycle? If tho lad is a normally fit person, I think it much tho best if he is allowed to have a machine as soon as ho is old enough to obtain a license. Provided he has a reasonable amount of sense, he is unlikely to como to auy harm with it, while, apart from starting kirn off in a healthy hobby, it will give him the best possible training in the use of the road and in tho care of motors. These things must bo regarded as part of an ordinary education these days. I am not in favour of starting off a small boy on a big motor-cycle, although that is much to bo preferred to turning him loose with n, saloon car. The Manawatu-Oroua Motor Cycle Club is organising a full day reliability trial for the very near future. The route will be of such a nature that twostroko motors and light carß should have no difficulty iff negotiating the way. This will bo the first trial for the new season and large entries are expected.