MOTORISTS IN TROUBLE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 3, 12 September 1927, Page 5

MOTORISTS IN TROUBLE

REGULATIONS BROKEN. Messrs- A. E. Moss and W. L. Kennedy, J’s. P.. presided over a short sitting of the Stratford Magistrate’s Court this morning. NO LIGHTS. Frederick Rogers, charged with riding a motor cycle without lights on August 25th, forwarded a letter, pleading guilty. Mr S. J. Cuff (County Inspector) informed the Court that defendant had another man on the cycle with him. Not only were there no lights, but there was no lamp on the cycle. The machine was going slowly at the time, but even so, and even with only one rider, there was considerable danger to the public. It was fairly difficult to catch those driving without lights. Mr Kennedy said the practice was (very dangerous for the public, as well as the driver.

A fine of £l, with costs 10s, was imposed.

ON THE WRONG SIDE. Mr Moss entered a plea of guilty on behalf of Stanley E. Nielson, who was charged that on July 16th he stopped to put down a passenger on East Road without getting as far as conveniently possible on the left side of the road.

Sergeant Rowell said the carjwas standing at an angle, the back standing on the asphalt. While,the car was at a standstill a gig came along and,collide#with it, the driver of the gig being thrown out and injured. It was about 7 o’clock on a dark night. There were lights on the car, but the driver of the g*ig could not make out in what position the car stood. Mr Moss said defendant was the secretary of the Taranaki Rugby Union and on the day of the offence had been to a football match at Stratford. He was taking a relative to his home in East Road, and owing to the amount of mud on the correct side of the road for pulling up, went to the other side, It seemed strange that the gig driver could not see the car, and in any case the gig driver must have been cutting it very fine. There was so much fuss after rho accident that Mr Nielson himself called up the police. A fine of 10s was imposed, with costs: and expenses £1 10s Gd. A MILE OUT. Tom Black did not appear in answer to a charge that on August 27th he drove a motor car in Broadway at a speed dangerous to the public. Mr A. B. Sayers (Borough Inspector) said that on the day in question he ‘stationed himself at Pembroke Road for the purpose of checking the speed of cars going to the races at New Plymouth. He found that all the cars coming from Stratford eased at the intersection. At 10.45 a.m., when several cars were approaching the intersection from town a car tore down towards the Post Office at from 35 to 40 miles an hour. Just immediately afterwards a car coming along Pembroke Road crossed Broadway, and if it had been a. little earlier there must have been a bad smash. in the evening witness saw Black in town and told him he would be prosecuted for going at a dangerous speed. Black said he had slackened to 20 miles an hour when lie got I near the shops and thought he was doing the right thing. Witness informed him that he slackened just a mile too late. A fine of £2 was imposed with coats 10s.