CYCLISTS FIGURE IN ROAD ACCIDENTS
WELLINGTON, Mar. 5. fNine people lo.st their lives in road accidents during February," said tlu Commissioner of Transport (Mr. G. L. Laurensonj in a stalement to tlu press. "Tliis compares with 14 kilie on the roads during February las. year." Two ot^thoso killed were motoic.yclists and one was a pillion passenger Two "cyelists were killed in collisions with motor vehicles and two chihi pedestrians were killed, one after alighting from a school bus. . When a car overturned on the main highway a passenger was killed, and the driver oi' a car was fatally injured in a collision with a stationary vehicle. ' ' Cyelists are again figuring prominently in road accident statis ' tics," contiiiued tlie Commissioner, "and I have asked the Departuient 's traffic inspectors to make a check upon jiicycles to ensure that. their, equipnient complies with the regulations. Thc requirenients are an eHicient rear brake, a red rear lanip or reflector, a whitc •patfeh of. aft least.vi2 squure trwheH in the rear, and also a bell. if the cyelc is used at night a lamp sliowing a while light to tlie front must be fitted. ' 1 Cyelists • who ride liicyeles with faulty equipment are taking their lives in their hands," said ilr. Laurenson, "and I would urgo all who ride bicycles to make an immediate check and have their eycles equipped to these minimum safety standards. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 March 1947, Page 5
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