SPEED IN THE DARK

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 292, 7 April 1941, Page 5

SPEED IN THE DARK

TEMPTATION TO MOTORISTS JEHUS OF THE BLACKOUT The 'blackout' has been blamed for a variety of tilings, ranging; from benzine thefts to declining business, but, the temptation to 'step on it' was not one of the results expected from the motoring brotherhood. Nevertheless such is 1 the case and police and inspectors will inform you (if you care to carry the matter further) that the speed of 90 per cent of the vehicles using the darkened Strand of nights has been almost doubled.

The new habit is however >quite understandable, and a perfecil-y: logical reaction to passing through an apparently deserted township.. There is nothing to divert attention, to - the usually brilliantly lighted shop windows, and the impression is given that there is no one about and that it is therefore perfectly safe to 'let her out' a bit and get on with the job.

It is a handicap which motorists must learn to overcome, for already there have been many narrow escapes on the part of pedestrians', and unless the cautionary law is recognised there will be the inevitable accidents. Speeding through, the Strand is a growing habit which will have to cease or else the culprits will have court appointments to look forward to.