WHILE IN CHARGE OF A CAR
THE frequency of newspaper reports of cases of prosecutions for drunkenness while in charge of a motor-ear—with the inclusion occasionally of the tragic fact that a life has been lost as a direct consequence—leads to the impression that this offence is on the increase. However, this may be. it is being made clear every day that present penalties are not operating as a deterrent. Is the infliction of a fine of £25 and the cancellation of the driver’s licence for a period of from six to twenty-four months, an adequate penalty for endangering the lives of others'? It would seem to be not so.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 6
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110WHILE IN CHARGE OF A CAR Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 6
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