SPEED OF MOTOR-CARS.
METHODS OF CHECKING
MOTOR-CYCLE SUGGESTED
[BY TELEGBAI'H. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] HAMILTON. Friday.
" 1 do not know how the inspector checked my speed," said a defendant in the Hamilton Magistrate's Court to-day. "They followed behind you in a motorcar," replied the magistrate, Mr. Wyvern Wilson, " I do not approve of this method at night, because drivers are encouraged to accelerate in order to avoid the blinding glare of the lights of the inspector's car, as reflected in their mirrors." The inspector e.xplainod that the lights were only turned on full to enable him to secure the number of the speeding car. The magistrate said it would be bettor to check the speed first, turn on the lights, and then take the number. He added that tho ideal method of checking speeds was to employ a motor-cycle and side-car.
The inspector replied a car had better brakes than a motor-cycle.
The magistrate said he desired to help the inspector in his efforts to stop speeding. He thought a motor-cycle would serve tho purpose better for checking speeds.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19792, 12 November 1927, Page 13
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177SPEED OF MOTOR-CARS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19792, 12 November 1927, Page 13
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