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Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1913, Page 3

Some time back attention was called to the dangerous practise wf motor cyclists carrying a passenger astride the back wheel. Several serious accidents have reaently occurred to motor cyclists in Melbourne in which tho machine has been carrying a double load. This may 01 may not hare attributed to the accidents, but the chances are it did. At a fair pace 011 a straight road, the extra weight over tho hack wheel has no appreciable effcct on the control and steoring of a motor cycle, hut in traffic, or in a oase of emergency. when quick action is essential, the extra ten or eleven stone on the back wheel certainly makes the heavy maclifne more unweildly, and more difficult to handle. This is :i matter that certainly requires th' attention of tho proper Authorities.