DEATH STALKS THE ROADS AT NIGHT
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WELLINGTON, Augusf 4. ' f 1 T6n pe6pl'e were kill'ed - in traffic adcfdeMs durifig July," sSi'd tfie S'om:■raissioner of - Tran^port/ Mr. G-. Jj. Laurenson, today. ' ' Though. this is the lightest month . since Fehruary, it Drings the fotal of foad deaths this' year to 137 compared Mth 114 for the first seven months of 1946." Of those killed five were pedestrians, thfee the occupants of motor-vehicles, ' one motor-cyclist, and one push-cyclist. "It is noteworthy that of the 10 fa'tal accidenb's,- nifie oecurred during the hoiirs of dafknbS'S, ' ' said Mr. Laurenson. ' 'Many road users do not appear to he sufiiciently aware of the addltionai darigefs ori' the road after dark. Too many pedestrians still do not wear light-coloured clothing or cafry something white so that they can be seen more easily. Too many cyclists alfe riding imlighted bicycles or bicycles without red rear reflectors, at night. i'oo many motorists outdrive their headlights at night with speeds too fast i'or conditions."
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1947, Page 4
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