PASSING VEHICLES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20504, 4 January 1935, Page 3

PASSING VEHICLES.

Faults of Motorists and Motor-cyclists. “ Two of the most outstanding faults committed by motorists and motorcyclists during the Christmas holidays concerned the overtaking and passing of other vehicles,” says the latest safety first message of the Canterbury Autombbile Association. “ Though in no great hurry, there are hundreds of drivers and. riders absolutely lacking in patience on the roadway,” says the association. “ Such, road users will not be content to travel at a reasonable pace behind a procession of vehicles. They will not be satisfied until they are in front of everything. “ To get there scores of drivers and riders resort to dangerous tactics, such as speeding up and passing on a curve in the road, one of the most foolhardy things to do. There have been dozens of instances of that type of road carelessness in the past fortnight, particularly on the North Road, but the practice is not one peculiar to any district. There have been instances also of the highly dangerous practice of trying to cut-in between vehicles closely placed in a tong procession, though the nationaf regulations explicitly define the distances within which one is allowed to pass and precede another car. “ Some drivers have even taken the risk of travelling up the middle of the Main North Road, past a line of cars and making it obligatory for oncoming traffic to make room. The danger of three vehicles being in line at a time is obvious to anyone.”