Warning to Motor-cyclists
RECENT HEAVY ACCIDENT RATE - tatctmn. NiVlit A warning to motor-cyclists thai jerious restrictions on the use of motor:ycles might be necessary if the accident rate at the Christmas holiday period was continued was issued by the Commissioner of Transport, Mr G. L. baurenson, to-day. Statistics from December 22 to 28 bowed that motor-cycles were 20 ;imes as dangerous as private cars. Ii rested with the motor-cyclists themselves to reduce the high accident rate He recalled that in February the tload Safety Council considered the imposition of speed restriction on motor:ycles, and the prohibition of pillion riding. However, action was deferred to enable those interested to endeavour x> improve the position. According to figures for the year ended March 31 this year, motor-cycles vere four times as dangerous as private cars, six times as dangerous as motor trucks and 11 times as dangerous as service cars and omnibuses. The •esults available from the present loliday period indicated that the position was worse, and the figures were so serious that he proposed to report on the whole matter to the Minister immediately after the holidav*-
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 309, 30 December 1938, Page 8
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186Warning to Motor-cyclists Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 309, 30 December 1938, Page 8
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