TRAFFIC REGULATION

Southland Times, Issue 20081, 19 January 1927, Page 4

TRAFFIC REGULATION

WORK OF THE INSPECTORS,

AN ASSOCIATION FORMED.

With the object of securing co-operation in dealing with traffic problems a body known as the Auckland Suburban Traffic Inspectors’ Association has been formed. At present, the association includes representatives from local bodies in Newmarket, Onehunga, Takapuna, Mount Albert, Avondale, New Lynn and Mount Eden, and other locai bodies have been invited to join the association. The objects of the association are to promote unanimity and concord with the police and to assist them generally in controlling traffic; to arrange periodical meetings to discuss traffic laws and problems; to assist one another in verifying addresses and obtaining statements when process is contemplated, thus saving time and expense ; to work jointly to enforce the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and Motor 1 x>rry Regulations, and detecting other offences; to make representations to the Government in all matters where difficulties are experienced in administering motor vehicle laws; and to use every effort to bring about universal laws for the benefit of motorists and the protection of the public. As the result of several meetings of the association, the following recommendations were considered essential: (1) All local authorities should appoint a traffic inspector; (2) all traffic inspectors should lie provided with a uniform; (3) traffic inspectors should be sworn in as special constables to enable them to enforce the provisions of section 32 (2) of the Motor Vehicles Act; (4) each inspector should be given authority in writing in accordance with regulation 15 (1) of the Motor Lorry Regulations, 1925, this authority to lie endorsed by other local bodies so that inspectors can act in any area in conjunction with their inspector; (5) loadmeters should be purchased jointly for use by the inspectors and weighbridges should be established in important centres; (6) local authorities should take full advantage of section 21 (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1924, to issue driving licenses, and of regulation 10 (2) of the Motor Lorry Regulations, 1925, and issue heavy traffic licences.

It is considered that if these recommendations were adapted they would tend to localise registratkr. and supervision, and the revenue for road-making would be considerably increased. The Mount Eden Borough Council has donated £2 and the Newmarket Borough Council £2 2a to the funds of the association.