RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
CANADA’S CARELESS MOTORISTS. •' Under the heading of “ Inexplicable Negligence ” a list of extraordinary accidents due to the carelessness of motorists is published by the Canadian National Railways in an analysis of accidents occurring on the railway lines of Canada last year. , One driver parked on the railway lines while he had a sleep. Forty-four motorists drove into the sides of moving trains. One tried to drive between two railway cars while switching unsuccessfully. Twelve parked too near the railway tracks. Seven went for drives along the railway tracks they met express trains. One driver left his car on the track to search for something he had dropped on the road. When he returned there was nothing left of his car. One driver stopped on the railway track to adjust his load. Eleven found too late that their brakes needed relining. Forty per cent, of the accidents at level crossings were due to the same “ inexplicable negligence ” of motorists ; 325 vehicles broke or damaged level crossing gates which had been «■»*• .h- .......
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 308, 3 October 1929, Page 7
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172RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 308, 3 October 1929, Page 7
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