THE ROAD HOG.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12074, 10 June 1920, Page 4

THE ROAD HOG.

CAN A BRAKE Hifi PUT ON SPEED MUS'IAO ?

At yesterday's meeting of Oroua Oonnty Council Or. YLcWiroy drew attention of ■tiembprs to recent tragedies due to big'' sp.->ed "iv motorists on our liighvv 'i Hi moved that two members ot iu> ' -uncil be associated with its otis_ • v. to secure by-laws, etc., from 11!"> ' cai bodies with a view to ge-t . sncb a regulation as will tef , u-duce the dangers within the (J o i County. In order to make by-I ■ -j « 'Vective it was essential to get 'h ■ •\ ' ot the police. ;The speaker ■- iV l Um to see he police-trap aysta u >' '- iglaud by which times wo c k•> at each end of a highway—« x .t here. There should be .- .stein of licensing drivers, a. mviction and two endorsee < - a speed maniac should be ,u ><*l from ever again driving a

Or Vincent liked :>k American system best, under vshi- ; !> ;• convicted speed maniac was mu ■■:!;>" deprived of his license to driv:, hni ho was not even allowed to n id u> a motor car But as a matter 0" fact., the only effective way was to cat .Sown the speed of the engines lb seeded that the wider the road the greater the danger—that conduced to speed danger Or Morrison did not think by laws wonld help rnnch The trouble with some of the road hogs was that "they would not take enough water with it" The motion was adopted, the members of the coramitß-K being Ors Fearce, McLennan, 5a -;< McElroy. with the„engineer