MOTOR HORNS
PROHIBITION OF USE 11 P.M. UNTIL 7 A.M. EMERGENCY EXCEPTION • * _, [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'] WELLINGTON, Thursday Except in cases of emergency, the use of motor horns in built-up areas between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. is to bo prohibited. Authority for this is contained in amended traffic regulations gazetted to-night. It is stated that an emergency would be a situation in which another road user, by committing a breach of the traffic regulations, brought about the risk of an accident. T&e regulations also state that, where a double white line is painted on the centre of the road, drivers must not attempt to overtake another motor vehicle. Another new provision prohibits private persons from carrying loaded firearms in cars. A firearm is considered to be loaded if there are cartridges either in the breech or in the magazine. The speed of vehicles towing trailers is restricted to 35 miles an hour. The regulations come into force on August 9.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23718, 26 July 1940, Page 6
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