SPEED ON ROADS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 122, 9 June 1937, Page 7

SPEED ON ROADS

Sir, — As a careful moforist of a considerable number of years' standing and one who appreciateg the aetion of the legislators an attempting to curb the number of disastrous motor accidents throughout New Zealand. I would like to say that legislation such as this

refers to every section of the coiumunity, Personally, I believe that no penalty ia toq heavy for the drunken motorist, but the majority of motoristg are reasonable-minded indivdduale who take all precautions. °I think we are getting a little bit too much interference with our rights as citizens under the traffie regulations. I ( believe the traffic ingpeetor has power to take aetion against a motorist travelling over 40 miles an hour anywhere. Well, Sir, you know that in many sections of the country a good all-round speed up to 60 piileg per hour can be done with perfect safety. If thjs is true regarding the 40-miles-an-hour regtriction then I would reasonably ask that the proper authorities, the poliee, be asked to deal wiith any traffie ingpeetor who infringes the law which is appljcable to the public and to which all motoris'ts should be expected tp adhere to— Yours, etc., FREE COUNTRY. Hastings, June 5, 1937.