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TABLE No. 4.—PROSECUTIONS BY TRAFFIC INSPECTORS OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT. Table showing for the Year ended 31st March, 1940, a Classification according to the nature of the Offence of Prosecutions taken by Traffic Inspectors of the Transport Department.

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Case I nform - Offence Prosecu- Con- ation Amount tions. viotions. missed with- of Fines. drawn. Motor-vehicles Act and Regulations. Number. Number. Number. Number. £ s. d. 1. intoxicated in charge .. .. .. 147 135 12 .. 1,667 0 0 2. Negligent driving .. .. .. 53 41 8 4 ' 77 0 0 3. Manner dangerous . . . . . . 284 270 13 1 681 10 0 4. Speed dangerous .. .. .. 67 63 4 .. 192 5 0 5. Careless or inconsiderate driving .. .. 139 119 14 6 176 10 0 6. Exceeding 30 miles per hour in restricted areas 1,109 1,089 7 13 1,880 14 0 7. Overtaking on bend or hill-crest .. .. 96 89 6 1 ' 124 15 0 8. Failing to keep to left .. .. .. 147 139 6 2 188 5 0 9. Breach of off-side rule .. .. .. 31 30 .. 1 40 1-5 0 10. Drivers' license offences .. .. .. 688 669 4 15 480 10 0 11. Unlicensed or unregistered motor-vehicles .. 248 241 4 3 303 2 0 12. Defective lights .. .. .. .. 251 249 1 1 180 4 6 13. Defective brakes .. .. .. 109 107 1 1 j 157 0 0 14. No Warrant of Fitness .. .. .. 1,570 1,540 2 28 ; 846 11 6 15. Loading offences.. .. .. .. 109 108 .. 1 124 3 0 16. Parking offences .. .. .. 171 169 .. 2 I 67 10 0 17. Cycling offences .. .. .. .. 439 438 1 .. 197 2 0 18. Pedestrian offences .. .. .. 6 6 .. .. 6 0 0 19. Equipment offences .. .. .. 96 95 .. 1 54 10 0 20. Exceeding 40 miles per hour with pillion 23 23 .. .. 21 18 0 passenger on motor-cycle 21. " L "-plate offences .. .. .. 23 23 .. 14 10 O 22. Miscellaneous offences .. .. .. 104 100 2 2 133 0 0 Totals .. 5,910 5,743 85 82 j 7,614 15 0 Heavy Motor-vehicle Regulations. 1. Exceeding heavy-traffic license .. .. 269 266 1 2 509 15 3 2. Exceeding road classification .. .. 115 106 1 8 196 10 0 3. - Exceeding axle load .. .. .. 33 32 .. 1 75 0 0 4. No heavy-traffic license .. . . .. 196 187 2 7 289 16 0 5. Excessive speed .. .. .. .. 459 456 2 1 828 17 0 6. No heavy-traffic disk or class plates .. 28 27 .. 1 27 5 0 7. Miscellaneous offences .. .. .. 36 34 1 1 34 0 0 Totals •• ' •• •• 1,136 1,108 | 7 21 I 1,961 3 3 Transport Licensing Act and Regulations. 1. Unlicensed goods service .. .. .. 69 63 4 2 194 15 0 2. Breach of goods-service license .. .. 66 60 4 2 146 0 0 3. Unlicensed passenger service .. .. 29 26 2 1 53 15 0 4. Breach of passenger-service license .. 5 5 .. .. 5 0 0 5. Failing to carry Certificate of Fitness .. 74 70 .. 4 68 0 0 6. Failing to carry vehicle authority .. .. 92 85 3 4 72 10 0 7. Driving-hours breaches .. .. .. 37 35 1 1 41 10 0 8. Overloading .. .. .. .. 8 7 .. 1 10 0 0 9. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 13 13 5 0 0 Totals .. ... . .. 393 364 14 15 596 10 0 Miscellaneous Acts and Regulations— Totals .. .. .. .. 243 234 5 4 182 4 0 Grand total . . .. .. 7,682 7,449 111 122 10,354 12' 3