IMPROVED MANNERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 93, 21 April 1939, Page 9

IMPROVED MANNERS

DRIVING ON N.Z. ROADS MOTORISTS’ COMMENTS ROAD HOGGING DISAPPEARING That from his observations on < recent lengthy motor tour he ha< formed the opinion that the standarc of driving in New Zealand had im proved considerably was expressed b; the president, Mr. A. S. Burgess, a Wednesday night’s meeting of th< executive of the Automobile Associa tion (Wanganui). “The driving which I saw was mos satisfactory and I think that then has been a big improvement in roa< manners among motorists,” said Mi

Burgess. Road hogging was fast disappearing and he could not report a single case of bad driving manners. Mr. T. Dix said that there were still many motorists who would not dip until the last minute or did not dip their lights at all. Dr. E. E. Porritt: There are a lot of cars which cannot dip. Mr. Burgess said he had met few cars which did not dip their lights. He had come to the conclusion that those which did not do so were unable to dip their lights. Mr. T. Dix said that the time had a arrived when there were motorists id who travelled at too slow a speed, •d Patrol R. Wilton said that a fre- -- quent course of trouble was when a >y car met two cars one behind the it other. The rear driver quite often ie did not dip his lights. i- Dr. Porritt: That is exactly the time when cyclists are knocked st I down. •e * Patrol Dowling said that the driver id of the following car had the best [r. view in such a case.