“ Reflectors on bicycles are useless unless they are attached perpendicularly,” said Mr W. R. M’Kean, S.M., in the Auckland Police Court a few days ago, when a cyclist who was charged with having no light, stated he had a reflector on his mudguard. notice a great many cyclists have their reflectors on their back mudguards, but they do not catch the rays of a motor car’s headlights unless they are perpendicular.” The magistrate later remarked on the practice of some motorists who placed a piece of red cloth over their rear light. This was also useless, as in many cases the lights could not be seen from even a slight angle, and in addition the back number-plate was not illuminated. Motorists could be convicted for this practice.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3881, 31 July 1928, Page 31
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