BICYCLES AT NIGHT.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16154, 7 March 1918, Page 9

BICYCLES AT NIGHT.

TO TTTE EDITOR Of "inr. IT.KSS."

; Sir, — It u indeed high umc that the .'attention of the civic authorities was ~;UraHit. through the medium of your valuable columns. .to tho flagrant disregard of tlio ci ty by-laws regarding 1 motor -lytic ana bicjcle tr.iffic through tho streets of Chi ii-Ujiurch, more especially ■ 'cially after dark. It lis absolutely dan- . 'gerous for even male/pedestrians cross- : ./rag tho streets at Aight time, wliil&t , " wqmen ana are in imminent a peril of their But la&t week, out J of 37 bicyclcs (t 3 p.m. only fivo ex- * • (bbited Lights, whilst a fat poiiccman s., strutted past on his beat quit© unooncernod. Doubtless a "drunk" would iave Dpen promptly escorted to the '&< ' ivatchhouse, though his offence is moro against himself than society and the a public at lax;*©, as portrayed in the former. Although the Chief Commis;i| sioner of Police of Christchurch has had -I. lis official attention drawn to this mat,tcr, it is not abated ono jot or tittle, v" Mt is .to be regretted that of lady ■ cvcKsts very few carry regulation lamps ; at. night. The police could at least '■jTara of tho by-Jaw. If tho police /• |:«liffigrities neglect to instruct their . in this matter, representations characted.will bo contho Chief Commissioner, ~\V<?l- - Minister of Justice, hood of the Police DeIf this abuse can be cured Holland, T am sure he tajio necossary measures to wotecfr lives and limbs of citizens. Itfotorshould not be permitted to sweep #§*nd corners, absolutely regardless of May "be approaching on the other > 5 .'■if'?." 0- Tho same applies to the light less Yours, etc., S.E.SPALDING.