ROAD TRAFFIC
A QUESTION OF PREFERENCE By Telegraph—Prese Association NELSON, February 11. The South Island Motor Union’s recommendation to Associations to signpost side roads “caution, main road ahead” was discussed by the Nelson Automobile Association. The president (Dr. S. A. Gibbs) said that the question arose as whether a main road user had any rights over a side road user. At first it had seemed apparent there were no such rights, but in two judgments the local Magistrate had definitely stated that main road traffic had preference over side road traffic. Mr C. M. Rout said that a greater degree of care was necessary on the part of the side road user when emerging on to a main road. However, that did not mean that a main road man should barge ahead at a terrific speed and take no notice of what was coming from the side. Dr. Gibbs: Legally, the onus for an accident which occurs at the junction of a main and a side road is thrown on the side road user. Mr Rout said that there was a prima facie case. Dr. Gibbs said that before erecting signs it seemed desirable to obtain a legal opinion whether a main road user had any right over a side road user. It was resolved that a remit be sent to the South Island Motor Union recommending that legal advice be obtained in the matter.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20340, 12 February 1936, Page 6
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235ROAD TRAFFIC Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20340, 12 February 1936, Page 6
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