ROAD PERILS
FATALITIES IN LONDON LONDON, Oct. 18. The toll of road fatalities in London increases, bringing grave concern to the authorities. Figures to-day showed that 77 more people were killed, and 1868 more injured, in the past three months than u ye.ar ago, the totals being 381 and 16,208. The privately-owned car is by far the, deadest vehicle, being responsible for 125 fatal accidents. This continued high accident rate may bring rc-imposi-tion of the speed limit for private cars, abolished some time ago.
“Why are 18 to 20 people killed on the roads every day.” is a question being directed at the Ministry of Transport. The latter, however, is not expected to take, any decision until the results for the whole year can be studied. Re-imposition of the automobile speedlimit would be strenuously resisted by the Royal Automobile Association, which is emphatic that such action would not make the, slightest contribution to public safety.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18255, 25 November 1933, Page 12
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