DANGEROUS MASCOTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22620, 7 January 1937, Page 6

DANGEROUS MASCOTS

PROJECTIONS FROM CARS REMOVAL NOW MANDATORY Projecting mascots or ornaments on the radiators of motor-cars must be removed, according to the Traffic Hegulations, 1936, which came into foice on December 21. Although owners of vehicles failing to observe the regulations lay themselves open to prosecution, many appear to bo taking this risk. • The regulations state: "No person shall operate a motor vehicle having affixed thereto any ornament, decoration or ornamental fitting in a position •where'it is likely to strike any person with whom the vehicle may collide unless the ornament, decoration or fitting is such that it is not liable to cause injury by reason of any projection thereon." "I have mascots worth about £230 in stock, and 1 will not be able to sell them," said a dealer in Wellington this week. "Another man 1 know has about £3OO worth on the water. There must be about £6OOO worth of stock in New Zealand which will now be useless." He said he considered the spike-like cross pieces on the bumpers of several makes of cars far more dangerous than any projecting mascot. ——————— ——! S