THE DANGEROUS DRIVER
PUBLIC COULD AID POLICE A plan under which the motoring public could assist the police in the detection of dangerous drivers is suggested by a writer in the Motor. The public (he states) is frequently asked by the police to assist in the finding of a person who has come within the law or who is required to be interviewed for information. Why should not the motoring public be invited to send in the number of the car and particulars of a driver who is obviously a dangerous person on the road and who contravenes the laws and regulations? The police would only take notice v/hen at least half a dozen complaints had been received from different people about a certain driver.
But on receipt of sufficient corroborative evidence they could have him watched and secure first-hand knowledge of his driving methods. Naturally all communications would be treated in confidence, and it would be up to the police themselves to prove the case. Admittedly many frivolous complaints would probably be made, but I am sure that the arrangement would do much good and make motorists more careful and cautious than they are at present.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23055, 4 December 1936, Page 7
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197THE DANGEROUS DRIVER Otago Daily Times, Issue 23055, 4 December 1936, Page 7
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