DANGEROUS CHILD DRIVERS.
The danger of allowing children to drive motor-cars was brought up at the meeting of the Wellington Automobile Association on Afonday night. “It is becoming a common riling to see children who cannot look over the steering wheel driving cars," said Air. 11. W. Lawrence. “It is a great source of danger. Only the other day I saw a car with ten people in it driven bv one of these kids. They are not licensed, because they cannot he. In the case of an emergency, what chance has such a child got? A fraction of a second’s hesitation is enough to cause disaster. Why do we pay 5s for a driver’s license if we are not protected against this?” Children of eight and nine, it was stated by other members, could be seen driving motor-cars, and the view was expressed that even with a parent seated alongside this was dangerous in the extreme. While it was recognised that the regulations prohibited children driving, it was decided to write to the police urging prosecutions of all guardians of drivers under 15 years of age.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3614, 17 March 1927, Page 3
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186DANGEROUS CHILD DRIVERS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3614, 17 March 1927, Page 3
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