BRIDGE BREAKERS
LIABILITY ON DRIVERS If you crash into a bridge with your motor car, does the responsibility for repairs rest upon yourself your estate or the local body? Mr F. Elliott sought to ascertain the true position at yesterday’s meeting of the Whangarei County Council. “On Monday,” he said, “ a car crossing the Jordan bridge, which is on an angle, instead of turning to the left, continued right on and crashed against one of the wings. He must have been travelling at considerable speed because he broke an upright stay 4ft. by 4ft, a handrail 4ft. by 2ft., and a plank 9ft. by 2ft. I can vouch for the sobriety of the driver. He is a man in good circumstances, and may intend to pay for the damage. “If such a misadventure had occurred when I was driving a car,” Cr. Elliott added, “I would have had a carpenter on the job next morning, so that the critical eyes of the world would not be turned upon the broken bridge, and awkward questions asked.” An expenditure of several pounds would be necessary to repair the bridge, Cr. Elliott said, and asked upon whom the liability rested. The chairman was quite definite that the driver of the car was responsible for repair, and Cr. Elliott undertook to give the name of the motorist priv-r ately, so that the amount involved could be recovered.
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Northern Advocate, 18 January 1936, Page 8
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