A GRAVE DANGER.
To the Editor, Sir, —A recent cable message from England has drawn my attention to the grave danger of motor exhausts fumes when cars are congested in a closed space. The incident occurred in the Blackwall Road tunnel, beneath the Thames, when ten people fainted and thirty were partly overcome, three being taken to hospital, following a traffic block, in which a long string of cars pumped exhaust gases into the air. The driver over a motor btis staggered out of his seat and collapsed on. the pavement. In Christchurch I have noticed a similar danger in garages, after theatres, when a congestion of some thirty or forty cars start their engines. It often happens that those at the head cannot get away, and the garage soon becomes full ol petrol fumes. “Safety First” is a good motto to bear well in mind, and I hope this will draw the attention of motorists to the danger of prematurely starting up the engines of their cars while in garages after theatres, when congestion occurs. I am, etc., SAFETY FIRST.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18453, 2 May 1928, Page 5
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181A GRAVE DANGER. Star (Christchurch), Issue 18453, 2 May 1928, Page 5
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