“NO LIGHTS”

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 167, 8 March 1932, Page 7

“NO LIGHTS”

CYCLIST NOT TOO TlRED TO GIYE INSPECTOR "A GO." BY-LAW PROSECUTIONS. In the Rotorua Magistrate's Court yesterday morning two defendants admitted charges of riding cycles in the borough at night without lights, a third failed to appear. The first of the three, Frank Brothers, when aslced if he had anything to say, said that he had been attend- : ing an athletic practice, and a's he was tired, had used his bicycle to ride home. "He was not too tired, sir," remarked the borough traffic inspeetop (Mr. D. M. Ford) . "I saw this man in Amohau Street and called on him to stop, but he got away. Half an hour later I saw him again and stopped him, but he gave me a go for it. He suddenly got on his bike, knocked my torch out and rode off in the direction of Ranolf Street. Brothers was fined 10s, with similar costs. Defendant stated that he was out of work and the magistrate allowed him six weeks in which to find the money. Robert Henry did not appear to an-, swer a similar charge. The inspector stated that this-. man had fleen with Brothers, and Henry was also fined 10s, with costs. R. Maika, who appeared, admitted riding a cycle in Ranolf Street on February 23 without a light. He was fined 5s, with costs 10s and translation fee 5s.