CUTTING IN.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20366, 25 July 1934, Page 11

CUTTING IN.

Automobile Association’s Safety .Message. The risky and selfish habit of cutting-in in front of other traffic approaching an intersection has been indulged in by quite a few motorists recently, and the practice cannot be too strongly deprecated,” says the latest safety-first message of the Canterbury Automobile Association. The curious feature- of the practice is that it is exploited by drivers who are not actually in a hurry and even a hurry is not a sufficient excuse for carrying out what, after all, is a dangerous manoeuvre. Every driver who cuts-in in front of other motor traffic near a corner is breaking regulation 11 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1924, which is very explicit on this particular aspect of motoring. Drivers should know what the regulation is in full. Here it is:— No driver of any motor vehicle shall overtake or attempt to pass any vehicle proceeding in the same direction: (a) at an intersection, or within a distance of 30 feet before an intersection, if the other vehicle is travelling at a speed greater than six miles an hour; (b) at or within 150 feet of any corner approached, unless the driver has a clear view of the road and the traffic thereon for a distance of at least 300 feet in the direction in which he is travelling: (d) at or within 150 feet of the crest of a rise approached, unless the driver has a clear view of the road and the traffic thereon for a distance of at least 300 feet in the direction in which he is travelling. It is obvious that many drivers do not know of the provisions in the Act. I hey make the mistake of cramming on the speed to be first at the corner or intersection.