THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
MOTOR MURDER MACHINES
“The drivers of omnibuses have murder machines in their hands,” said Mr R. F. Freeman, president of the Canterbury Automobile Association to a reporter recently, in talking of railway crossing dangers. His attention ■ was 'drawn to the decision of the Christchurch City Council to press for the compulsory stopping at level crossings of all vehicles for hire carrying .passengers. Mir Freeman said that he considered that the move was directed chiefly n" omnibus services. There was no doubt that the drivers of omnibuses and of service cars should take the utmost precautions to ensure that crossings were clear. They had veritable “murder machines” in their hands, and if the human element 'failed disaster followed.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1930, Page 4
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121THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1930, Page 4
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