N.I.M.U. Urges Registration Of Cycles
WAXOAXH. Axigust 21. That all bicvdos should be sixbject to xinnual registration and to the Lsxio o f a warrant of jitxxess was urged liv the Xorth Island .Motor I'uioti at its armual cotiferenee on Thursday The suggestion was ntade by Mr. JbL. E. Jnckwu ( Wairarapa). In .-upport of the suggestion that i-vi-les be registered, it was said that the idea was that it would rnake it possible for the police to indentify cvclists when eaught breaking the regnlations. At prosent a cyclist couhl give a fictitinus nanie anu address. "Cycles are registered in niost parts of Kurope," said Mr. A. A, Allen ( Ifaniilton ), who is representiiig the Axitomobile As.soeiation (Londonl at the conference. In Kngland, as in Xew Zealand. the problein of registration of iiicvdes had been avoi/Ied because of likely political repercussions. ' ' A cyclist i.s killed cvery week," said Mr. C. J. Xix (Wairarapa), empliasising the danger cyclists incurred ihrough not Jiaving re:ir* retlcctors.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1948, Page 5
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