NOISY MOTOR CYCLES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 90, 1 September 1950, Page 4

NOISY MOTOR CYCLES

Sir, —I do not wish to enter into any controversy regarding noisy motor cycles as complained of by A. M. Terry in his letter to the Beacon on August 26, but my sympathy lies with this gentleman if he has been the victim of these socalled fancy-pants motor cyclists as we name them in the Bay of Plenty Motor Cycle Club. They are a constant source of annoyance to everyone, including the motor cycle clubs throughout the Dominion, who are endeavouring to place motor cycling on a higher plane in this country. Public opinion has been to a large extent frowning upon motor cycle owners generally in New Zealand, during the last 20 years or so, but now backed by the Traffic Department the 25 clubs throughout New Zealand are slowly regaining the confidence and tolerance of the general public towards motor cycling. However, when some haii'r brained idiot careers down a main road with open exhausts, tryijhg to convince himself he is a second Syd. Jensen he undoes the > good work performed by these motor cycle clubs. In short, the whole of the motor cycling fraternity suffers for the irresponsible few. Therefore as a member, of the Executive of the Bay of Plenty Motor Cycle Club, I respectfully request that if any person has complaints of a similar nature to that of Mr Terry’s he submit them to the Traffic Department or the Motor Cycle Club immediately and believe me, they will be dealt with in the proper manner. It is definitely in the club’s interests that these offenders be prosecuted and dealt with. I also may state that, if any member of our club is convicted of such an offence we disqualify that person from our club and notify the controlling body in New Zealand, namely the New Zealand Auto-Cycle Union. Furthermore, it has always been a source of curiosity and also some amusement to the many genuine riders in our club that, though these fellows get the club a bad name by their speed tactics on the open road, they never seem to enter into our many competitions etc. that we organise during the year to try to satisfy their apparent thirst for high speed. I trust that this letter will help to place the Bay of Plenty Motor Cycle Club’s attitude and opinion before the public and in conclusion we are also of the opinion that your correspondent B.R.R.M. was very premature in his letter to your paper in bringing before the public a matter that could well be dealt with through the proper channels. Yours etc., F. W. J. CAMERON, Vice-Pres., 8.0.P.M.C.C. Whakatane, August 31.