MOTOR SPEED CHECK.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9450, 21 May 1909, Page 7

MOTOR SPEED CHECK.

In the House of Commons on April 7th, the Home Secretary, in answer to Mr Rees, said that the speed at which motor-cabs habitually travel was engaging the attention of the police authorities ana himself. .. , “The Commissioner,” continued Mr Gladstone, “has under consideration the question of providing ad - ditional safeguards for the public, and hopes to be able to check the excessive speed of public motor vehicles by requiring the use of an apparatus which will give audible warning when the speed limit of the vehicle is exceeded.” We understand that the police authorities intend to issue a formal notice to the licensees of motorcars and motor omnibuses (following on the one already issued on the subject) stating the date after which no other motor vehicle will be licensed unless it is provided with a device which will audibly denote when the speed limit is being exceeded. At present the authorities have a perfectly open mind as to the form which the device snoold take, although they have demonstrated the practicality of making such a machine by constructing one. They will not, however, require the model to be adhered to, bat will license any which is submitted to them provided it performs its .required function. It is suggested, however, that the ringing of a bell would be the best means to adopt for giving the signal when the speed limit is exceeded. The managing director of the Electrohus Company said, in an interview, thathleotrobuses hadjalways been fitted with speedometers which registered on a dial in full view of the driver. Bv a very simple device this speedometer could be attached by governors to a bell. “We have had this apparatus under consideration for a couple of months,” said the managing director. “Wo fnlly expected some such {{regulation, and so were prepared for it. It should prove a solution to the speed question so far as 'motor-omnibuses are concerned. The appliance will cost something under £5 per vehicle.” London Daily Mail.