SPEEDING IN THE BOROUGH.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4413, 11 February 1930, Page 3

SPEEDING IN THE BOROUGH.

DISCUSSED BY COUNCIL.

Or. D. R. Barron sounded a note of warning at last night’s Borougn Council meeting in regard to speeding by motorists within the borough. ()n •Sundays he said motorists were in the habit of travelling up Park Street at 40 miles per hour and there will he a terrible smash at the corner of Park and Robinson Streets one of these days. People did not seem to lie aware of the fact that the speed over inter-sections was 15 miles per hour. The Mayor said the Council had I,eon somewhat lenient in the matter got a had name on account of the got a had nine on account of the steps taken to put down speeding. It was a common thing to hear the remark “Don’t go near Foxton, they’ll get you even if you aren’t speeding” among outside motorists. For .that reason and to stop the town getting a had name the Council had not taken steps to prosecute offending motorists lately. 'Or. Barron: A local driver is the worst offender. Pie will kill someone unless steps are taken to reduce his speed. It was decided to call the traffic inspector’s attention to the matter. MOTOR-BIKE NUTS AN CE. Or. F. Lueinsky drew the Council’s attention to the danger constituted by motor-bike riders who were in the habit of riding their machines at anything up to 50 miles per hour around the borough streets of an evening. It was decided to draw the traffic inspector’s attention to this matter also.