TRAFFIC RISKS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3818, 7 October 1936, Page 5

TRAFFIC RISKS

CARELESS CYCLISTS. One has but to observe the careless methods of progression adopted by some cyclists to realise the potential danger they create both for themselves and pedestrians. In this respect a spirit of showmanship plays no small part, for pedlers of these silent machines are often seen riding without visible control of the handlebars and also swooping round corners in a fashion which suggests that the principles of “broadsiding” have not been forgotten. The tendency of the cyclist is to rely too much on the mobility of his bicycles to get him out of trouble. The rules of the road ensuring the safety of pedestrian traffic are important. Admittedly the carelessness of some pedestrians must be exasperating to motorists. However, it has to be realised that pedestrians are in the majority and also that, since their numbers include the very old, the very young, and the infirm, the regulations will have to be framed to protect these extremes. There is no other way out.—Dunedin Evening Sta.’.