THREE DEATHS A DAY

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 52, 24 May 1927, Page 10

THREE DEATHS A DAY

Our London correspondent furnishes interesting details of London’s traffic, as follows: An analysis of thp causes of London street accidents shows that the bulk of the accidents occur not in summer, but in winter, December being a particularly dangerous month. It has also been found that Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays are the “dangerous” days. Persons over 60, and not children, as would bo expected, are hurt in the greatest numbers; and cyclists are generally involved in accidents on tramways routes. "While the number of accidents with public service vehicles fell to 3,300 last year, that of accidents involving private cars rose to about 13,000. Roughly, three people are killed daily on the London streets. The daily average is 274 accidents. In the last three months of last year 293 persons were killed in 25,279 accidents. NEW REGULATIONS Under the new Road Traffic Bill the speed limit for motor-cars is left an open question, but it is thought that 40 miles an hour will be satisfactory. Speed limits, however, are proposed for heavy vehicles, and heavier penalties will be imposed for dangerous driving. A fitness declaration for drivers of motor vehicles will be demanded in the future.