DRIVERS PRAISED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22991, 19 March 1938, Page 16

DRIVERS PRAISED

COURTEOUS MOTORISTS STANDARD IN NEW ZEALAND [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] PALMERSTON NORTH, Friday The courteous behaviour of New Zealand motorists was commented upon last night by Sir Stenson Cooke, secretary of the Automobile Association of Great Britain, when being accorded a welcomo by the executive of the Automobile Association (Manawatu). Speakers had referred to the leads that tho British organisation had given the Empire in matters of motoring, and Sir Stenson said he had already learned something in New Zealand. Ho would pay an unhesitating tribute to the New Zealand motorist for courtesy on tho road.

"Wo have been endeavouring to inculcato into the people of Great Britain the spirit of give and take between road users, and it is not easy," ho stated. "I want to admit that from tho point of view of road manners you are easily ahead of us." Sir Stenson recalled that there was a spirit of give and take in England 25 years ago. They wore only too glad to recognise that in the other fellow was a possible sufferer and to exchange greetings. In New Zealand, whether tho man ahead was in a lorry or u, small car, ho was always ready to give way to the car behind. Sir Stenson said he had travelled 2000 miles in 10 days in New Zealand and had not seen a single instance of really bad driving or discourtesy.