RULES OF THE HIGHWAY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19320, 6 May 1926, Page 12

RULES OF THE HIGHWAY

TRAFFIC BY-LAWS BROKEN. SEVERAL CASES IN COURT. MANY MOTORISTS FINED. A number of motorists wero prosecuted in the Police Court yesterday for breaches of the traffic by-laws. Sergeant Miller prosecuted in polico cases, and Mr. G. R. Hogan, chiof traffic inspector, in City Council cases.

Charges of driving in a manner dangerous to the public and of failing to report an accidont to the polico wero denied by Frederick Oliver (Mr. Holmden). Evidence was given by a youth, Sidney Cooinbes, who said ho was coming down Shortland Street on a bicycle when 110 noticed defendant's car corning up on the wrong side. Witness imagined that the driver of the car intended to turn into O'Connell Street and to avoid a collision swerved to the wrong side of the road. The motor-car, however, suddenly crossed to its right side of the road and a collision resulted. Witness was knocked from his bicycle, which was badly smashed. Defendant said his only reason for not reporting the accident was that he thought it was too trivial. Duty of Motorists. " It is your duty to report every accident, no matter how trivial it is," said tho magistrate, Mr. Hunt. " I cannot overlook that offence." Defendant was convicted and discharged on tho charge of dangerous driving, and was fined £1 with costs on the other charge. " It is a very bad habit to cut corners," said the magistrate, when 11. Barnaby admitted such an offence. Defendant was fined £1 with costs. For a similar offence, Arthur Neville Bull was also fined £l.

A fine of £1 with costs was imposed on William G. Hopper for negligently driving a motor-car in Symonds Street. George W. Crocombe, Harold Derrick, and Alfred Pyman were each fined £2 with costs for similar offences. On a similar charge Natha Goshai was convicted and ordered to pay costs. A bus driver, Clement J. Alexander, was convicted and ordered to pay costs for failing to obey a traffic signal on the Great South Road. Defective Brakes. Thomas B. Dunderdale (two charges) and C. J. Mahon wero each fined £2 with costs for owning buses with defective brakes. A fine of £1 with costs was imposed on C. J. Alexander for a similar offence. Robert Annan, Vivian Parkinson and Allan C. Holds worth were each fined £2 with costs for driving buses with detective brakes. A fine of £1 with costs was imposed on William James Cameron for a similar offence.

Holding on to the back of a moving vehicle cost Harold Grant and George A. Lean £1 each.

A fine of £1 with costs was imposed on James Elliott for riding a bicycle on a footpath.

For turning to the right in Queen Street Atkinson Jeffries was fined £1 with costs. Arthur S. Ho!ton was fined £1 with costs for having no van license. Leslie Smith was fined £2 with costs for having insufficient lights on his vehicle. Henry Roe was fined £1 and George W. Wilis 10s for similar offences. Cases from Mount Eden. A number of cases were brought by Mr. Henry Bransgrove, traffic inspector for the Mount Eden districtlan Roberts Bull, for driving a vehicle at a. dangerous speed, was fined £3 with costs. On a charge of driving a motor-lorrv without a distinguishing mark, Frederick Gilder was convicted and discharged. He was convicted and ordered to pay costs for losing a registration plate and failing to replace it. A conviction was also entered against Cyril Crichton for failing to replace a lost registration plate. He was fined £1 for driving a motor-lorry without a license.

Ernest Chattell was fined £1 for driving a motor-cycle, without a license, and 10s for having a mutilated registration plate and failing to obtain a substitute. For driving a motor-van without having an assigned distinguishing mark affixed to the front. Irvine Stormont was fined £1 with costs.

A fine of £5 with costs was imposed on Vivian Maurice Donaldson for driving at a dangerous speed. For working machinery to cause undue noise he was convicted and ordered to pay costs.