BRIMS ON HILLS.
Many accidents are caused by the careless behaviour of motorists ou “ids. Particularly in the city area the smoothest path up a hill is often on the tram rails, and many motorists persistently stick to the middle of the road, entirely regardless of following traffic. Unwilling to change down, -,ae selfish driver will rush the hill and, although the car is ofien merely crawling when near the summit the driver refuses to pull in to allow’ faster traffic to pass. When the driver is finally forced to change to prevent the engine from stalling the car is moving so slowly that it stops as soon as the clutch is depressed, constituting a considerable danger to other motor 1 ists. Motor cyclists, whose mounts arc capable of surmounting most grau-.-s on top, provided they are able to approacn at fair speed are "*ten climbing hills when a car ahead on the extreme right stops dead, giving the motor cyclist little chance to avoid a collision. When the speed of a car fails below 25 m.p.h. the . driver should leave the centre of the road to make room for other traffic which may he able to climb faster.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 281, 28 March 1929, Page 7
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199BRIMS ON HILLS. Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 281, 28 March 1929, Page 7
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