Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JULY, 20, 1922. TRAVELLING WITHOUT LIGHTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2456, 20 July 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JULY, 20, 1922. TRAVELLING WITHOUT LIGHTS.

IT has been said that our lives hang upon a gossamer thread. Some ,of us ta4e risks as if the thread were a bar of steel! Anyhow, the recent tragedy whereby a young man bet a. tragic death through a. collision which might have been avoided had both vehicles had lights, points to the necessity for imposing severe penalties upon persons taking such risks on the highways. The days of horse traffic has given place to speedier means of locomotion and unlighted objects on the road or even dimly lit objects, are a menace to vehicles travelling at-a pace of twenty-five miles per hour. For every accident recorded in this coni ncetion, there are ten lucky The reckless fatalist who proceeds at a speed at night even with good lights, which may'be justifiable in daylight, is gambling with the grim reaper. It sometimes happens that the careful driver is the victim of the speed maniac. The recent tragedy points a warning to the danger of travelling at night without lights, particularly in- the environs of the towns, and offenders should be seimportanee transacted.^