OCTOBER ROAD FATALITIES

Chronicle (Levin), 7 November 1946, Page 2

OCTOBER ROAD FATALITIES

"Tliirteeu people lost tlieir lives in road aeeideuts during the montli of October," said the Commissiouer of Transport in a statement to the press. "This now brings the total trade fatalities during 1946 to 161, an increase of 50 deaths above the correspondiug period last year. " 8i.\ of those killed were pedestrians, two wero niotor-eyclists and two were passengers who fell from motor-lorries oa to the roadway. Of the remaining three, one was the passenger in a car which went over.a bank, oue was the drivcr of a truck which overturned, and the other a passenger in a car involved in a level-crossing smash. lu drawing attention to the fact that almost 50 per cent. of the October deaths were pedestrians, the Commissioner made particular meution of the increased pedestrian hazards which would be eucountered during the coming holiday months. Pedestrians would have to realise that there would be a tremeudous increase in the volume of road trailic during the summer, particiilarly at beach and holiday resorts. Parents would have to keep strict watch over children and prevent tliem playing on or near the roads. Motorists, too, would be required to exercise greater care where pedestrians were likely to be present. Only with the co-operation of motorists and pedes trians alike could the present toll of pedestrian deaths be reduced.