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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 February 1916, Page 3

Tiic authorities have adopted a novel ■ neons (ii dealing with motor cyclists" why exceed tiie speed limit in Los Augleles (Cnliiurnia). instead of tining or imprisoning Uu> rider tlie authorities impound the. machine, 'giving it (iU day.s in- such a tenn as the niagisirato tliink.s tit. Vs lien one comes to reason the thing out it tioeins a better means ui em tailing scorching than, lining the i idor, «nd lotting liim have ilia -machine to repent the offence. Xl rhe s;inii' I'ilertivo practice were adopted here in the case ol motor cyclists who .nia.ke tiieinselvos a nuisance in tlie atreet.s .with their noisy nnsilenced inac'hinos, it uouldi not lie long before <i wonder!ill improvement would be effected in this direction. There may be some excuse- for exceeding the speed limit, but there is none tor riding a motor cycle that is a twin 'brother to ,i machine, gun.