PILLION RIDING.
To the Editor. Dear Sir,—lf your correspondent, “Safety All the Time”, lived up to his nom-de-plume he would condemn all mechanical transport, but why pick on the motor-cyclist and his pillion rider? The modern machine, properly handled, will carry a passenger just as safely as in riding solo. Unfortunately there are road hogs in all branches of motoring, which is no reason why the multitude of reasonable drivers should be prohibited. Overloading a motor-cycle is forbidden in New Zealand, so one is not likely to meet the four young men from Melbourne on one motor-cycle. It is ridiculous to quote this isolated incident as an argument against pillion riding. I am surprised that the local motor-cycle clubs and traders have not voiced an opinion on the subject, as prohibition of pillion riding would mean a great loss to the trade and also “Empire trade”, as the majority of motor-cycles here are made in Britain and “produced, in New Zealand”.—l am, etc., TWIN CYLINDER.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18958, 2 January 1930, Page 8
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