FIRST GISBORNE CASE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20032, 2 September 1939, Page 7

FIRST GISBORNE CASE

dipping of lights JUVENILE FINED The first Gisborne case arising out of a breach of the new traffic regulations dealing with the compulsory dipping of headlights was heard before Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., in the Children's Court to-day when a youth was charged with failing to comply with the regulations in this respect. The borough traffic inspector, Mr. T. G. Nowell, said that while on patrol duty in upper Gladstone road he~ had observed the car driven by the defendant coming down the road. All traffic travelling in the opposite direction dimmed its lights, but the defendant failed to do this. When asked why he had not dipped his lights,' the defendant said that his 'lights were on the dip. The switch was then on dip, tout the inspector was emphatic in saying that the lights were not dipped when the car was travelling. "Glaring headlights are responsible for more accidents than anything else,” commented His Worship, adding that it was a wonder to him that the dipping regulations had not come into force much sooner. These regulations were not to be ignored, but must be strictly adhered to. The defendant was convicted and fined 15s. with 10s costs.