SERVICE FOR MOTORISTS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1930, Page 7

SERVICE FOR MOTORISTS

REPAIR MEN FOR SPECIAL DAYS. CO-OPERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS. The setting up of a west coast patrol service on special days such as ’ ice days and important football days to help motorists in trouble on the roads was considered by the Taranaki. Automobile Association "last evening. The plan is to be carried out by the coordination of the Taranaki, South Taranaki, Wanganui and Manawatu automobile associations. Each association would engage one officer, said the secretary (Air. V. Duff) on these special - days, and they would co-operate so that the greater part of the road would be covered. For example, if races were held at Wanganui the Taranaki man would be on the road to help motorists between, say, New Plymouth and Stratford, the South Taranaki man would patrol say from Stratford to Hawera, and the Wanganui man from Hawera to Wanganui. The idea was to have a "get you home service.” The men would assist motor- , iste in difficulties sufficiently to enable them to continue on the journey. Dr. Adamson said he had gathered the impression "from a previous report that the associations were goiiq* to amalga- . mate and that the Taranaki Association would lose its identity. The chairman assured him that the . co-ordinatio- was purely in the one direction of setting up a service of repair men, with a complete outfit of I tools, to help motorists on the road. The c-st to the Taranaki Association would ■ be about £2 a year. The action of’the chairman and secretary in agreeing to the institution of the service was confirmed.