STATE HIGHWAYS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 453, 22 June 1937, Page 4

STATE HIGHWAYS.

“As far as board members are con* cerned we don’t think we can take over any more State highways for a considerable time,’’ Mr W. Morrison, member of the Highways Board, informed the annual meeting of the No. ; 7 District Highways Council held toI day. He added that on a State highj way a greater standard was expected | than on an ordinary road and it ap- ■ peared that finances would not permit I an extension of the work. 1 ” I DANGEROUS PROJECTION. I At least one Auckland man has a : definite appreciation of the expressed intention of the Minister of Transport i the Hon. R. Setnnle, to take up with j motor car manufacturers a suggestion that certain types of door handles might be made less dangerous. , Regulations were recently imposed . against the attachment of radiator mascots likely to inflict injury, but ithere are cases on record of people ! being seriously injured by projecting J door handles. The AnckMnder has . discovered, however, that they can do . other things beside injure people. He was in Queen Street when he found it i out. He had his overcoat over his | arm, and. caught on the door handle iof a passing car, it was suddenly ! whisked away from him. To get his I coat back he had to sprint hard and snatch it from the car. whose driver I was apparently quite oblivious of the 1 trouble he had given.