THE MOTOR MANIAC.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 101, 18 April 1908, Page 6

THE MOTOR MANIAC.

To the Editor. Mir T —l was cycling along the King's highway to Waitara yesterday, ami nearly got my pa-sage booked to "King dom come" instead of to the town of fro/en mutton and beer. All of a -ud dt-n th<; pecuelul almosplu-re v a- violently by the a[»proa--h or a motor car. driveti at <-\pre«-? -p'ed. and I think that [ -aiie.l a- e1..-,. t.< the morgue •- ••v.-r any uiortai iu- -!■ »n<'. T'kin.: t ,: ' •llaors !iouc\. r. 1 right oil the road in time to -«e the l.ig ma-- oi ealamiti- rip pa-t at a really |>a«e. Kindly allow me. -ir. per ne-dium of ymir wiilely cireulaled ••«dntnti-. 1«» convey my mO-t -hirer.- jliatik- i<> tic driver of the eyelone ear foj- ioal.-. ing me a compul-'iry re-iiien* of a ceme. tery. Such eou-'derate rrejjtment i- j W4»rihv o| re«i>t:nition. Iliglit ahead o> ' mi- timre u.i- daughter of K\". and for the HiOJiK lit 1 re;?!!y tli»i|lg!lf -lie had Jwen run down, but oj» j eaehing t !t« top of an ilie!ine f wa-- in find -lie wa- -afe, ami righl away in the di-tance th«- murder ear. ; t dot on the -urfac" of the planet, -peeding on at a break neck rate. Did I take the number': \o, 1 didn't: and. if I did. what is my word again-! a en b>ad of (H'opbv Only tlif fit'OT dav. in W'dfingjrin. tliT' 1 was - t -lt"ek'ing fa'al acti d**nt. ami lii'Te are to lie hundred- j more Uefop' tin- raliou- and selfi-b' ia/e i fnr -peed, and di-regard of human life k -ft (led otire an.] f<»r all by having «ar- -o buill that Micy e;in omlv attain » , .-rUiti -a fe limit of -|»ee-|. That -I

the only remedy 1 can see for it; either | thai or tutul prohibition of their dan* geroti* use. At present, ill tin* hands of *pc«d maniac*, they ;u\- mure than a cui~o to cveliats. pedestrian>. and driver* of vehicles alike. I tni*! Uie-e few i remarks will go home to the motorist I I iim referring to, and th.it lie will re member that lie i.s not the only inhabit- | ant uf tiod'w Own Country. lu any |ca-i' I append my signature. and Uiinu i that the cap will lit a good many. \\ h<i her 1 ollcmt ui X)therv\ i-» a matter of iudill'erence to me, -<» long as 1 can do others a* well a-? myself a service.—l am, AliTlll'U IUCAUD. New Plymouth, April 14. 'OS.