SPEEDING MOTORISTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20242, 30 April 1929, Page 14

SPEEDING MOTORISTS.

FINES AT PAPAKURA. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] PAPAKURA, Monday. A contention that a speed of 34 miles an hour was not necessarily dangerous on the Great South Road, in the southern portion of Papakura, was advanced in the Papakura Magistrate's Court to-day by George Arthur Downes, in reply to a charge of driving at a dangerous speed. Henry G. Bartels, traffic inspector for the Papakura Town Board, said defendant was timed over a measured length. His speed was 34 miles an hour. Defendant said there were no other cars ahead of him and, having fourwheel brakes, he considered he had his car completely under control. The magistrate said visibility approaching the intersections where defendant was timed was not good. In fact, the view at one intersection was completely blocked by a corner business building. Under these circumstances a speed of 34 miles an hour was dangerous. Defendant was tined £1 and costs, 10s.

For travelling at 32 miles an hour and being on lira wrong side of the .road, iJemus Georg» Kelly was fined 11 10s and costs, 10s, as were also Rov len in and T P Field for travelling at 37 miles an hour. Others, as follow, whose speeds were given as 34 miles an hour were fined £1 and costs, 10s:—lercnnl Adams, William 11. Ryan, W. h. WaUMjs, Kathleen Leonard and Thomas U Well*.