HEADLIGHT GLARE ON ROADS.

Western Star, 25 February 1938, Page 2

HEADLIGHT GLARE ON ROADS.

t : ■ STRICT CONTROL URGED. : . . DUNEPIN,--February 23. * Strong - criticism #>F the 'alleged apathy of those responsibly for the control of roads in failing ■to eliminate the danger of glaring headlights wasj expressed at ; the annual conference of the New Zealand Institute of Engineers by Mr 11. F. Toogood, chairman of the Rural Roads ‘ Committee, when* reporting to the conference for the committee. .‘■‘The committee believes that there . are as many bad driver* of motor-vehicles in New Zealand as there *'ar© fault* in - 1 the roads,” he said. ' ‘ Members: More, by a. long way. Mr Toogood: Well, perhap* there*axe more. At any rate, the chances'of‘accident are increased greatly by the want of discipline among .drivers. “The roads are -being built to provide the utmost degre© of safety; but this fact is ignored and they are being made more dangerous than ever by thi* lack of discipline,” he said. “Of all the offences committed on the road, there is none more serious than that of the driver who blinds oncoming motorists with hia glaring headlights- Yet men are allowed to use'the road with these menacing headlights, and we never hear of a prosecution. There are innumerable prosecutions for parking and : other similar breaches and it i s time something was i done to stir up action in this more important respect.” Th© motorist was not always to blame because hi* light* were blinding, he 1 added, but that did not alter the fact that glaring lights constituted one of the biggest menace* on the road.