WHEN PASSING SHEEP.
A stpck driver has requested an automobile association to draw motorists' attention to the pro'cedufe that should he adopted when meeting a mob.of sheep'. He recommends that when meeting sheep coming from the opposite direction the car should he slowed to a minimum pace and driven slowly until practically oh top of the animals. If the car is then stopped the leading sheep; will be forced by the weight of those behin'd round the side of the car, and will then .begin to draw past, and the whole mob will then proceed without undue delay. By stopping too far away from the mob, the sheep are. induced to turn and riin back in the direction from which they have come. This not only. causes annoyan'ce and inconvenience to the drover, but necessitat'es a wait of a longer period. Another important recommendation i"s that if- there is a raised bank on one side 0f the- road the motorist should stop the car close in against this bank, as the sheep will not willingly go between the Car and the bank'. It is usuaily unnecessary to sound the . horn; a little patience will probably produce hetter results.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 365, 28 October 1932, Page 2
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198WHEN PASSING SHEEP. Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 365, 28 October 1932, Page 2
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