LIGHTS AND THE LAW.
At times the law comes down severely on people who were unconscious of wrong-doing. The intimation given by Mr. Mowlem, S.M., yesterday, that a hand-torch cannot be regarded as a sufficient bicycle light, because it is not a fixture on the machine, appears to be a case in point. In Masterton, judging by the popularity of the handtorch, this magisterial dictum will be received with something like dismay. Even now, the law on the subject of bicycle lights does not seem to be quite clearly defined. For instance, there appears to have been no mention of any standard of illumination. The poorest lamp, apparently, will pass muster provided it is a fixture, but even a powerful torch carried jn the hand will not. Possibly some ingenious souls may try the experiment of having torches fixed to their machines. The subsequent proceedings, if there are any, may momentarily brighten the proceedings of the People's Court.
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Wairarapa Age, 7 August 1926, Page 4
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