ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22851, 5 October 1937, Page 6

ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE POWER URGED THE EDUCATION OF DRIVERS [by telegraph—own correspondent] WELLINGTON, Monday The National Road Safety Council should be an executive- bodv ana not merely an advisory one. in the opinion of the executive of the Automobile Association (Wellington!, the annual report of which contains many references to the endeavours being made to make the roads more safe. Althought the council held a number of meetings, from which emerged sonie very good reports and recommendations, the executive states that "it feels that greater good would have come from the establishment of a council vested with the necessary finance ant authority to carry out a well-planned programme, applied particularly to the extensive education of road users. " It is admitted that the Minister ot Transport. with the powers and authorities vested in him by the various transport Acts, backed up by salutary penalties which have been iniposea by the Courts in negligent driving cases, has effected considerable improvement. but much remains to be done along educational lines so that all classes of the community will be taught fundamental principles 111 regard to the safe operation of motor vehicles.