LIFTS BY MOTORISTS.
RESPONSIBILITY QUESTION. The fact that motorists have been known to refuse to tnke their friends 011 mctor tours or offer pedestrians a lift'owing to the risk they run of becoming financially involved should'the passengers suffer injury in ft motor accident was brought to the notice of the council of the Auckland Automobile Association last evening by its Hamilton agency. A suggestion emanating from Hamilton was that the law should be amende! to provide that passengers travel in private motor-cars at their own risk, thus exempting motorists from liability. Members pointed out that under the present law a claim,, for damages could be made by a passenger if it could be proved that the driver was reckless or negligent. Merely turning one's head for a moment while driving would constitute negligence. There was nothing, however, to prevent ft motorist taking out a special insurance policy to cover rsk on his passengers. It was decided to submit the matter to the North Island Motor Union for an opinion.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21086, 21 January 1932, Page 10
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