MOTORISTS’ INTERESTS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1926, Page 13

MOTORISTS’ INTERESTS

SOUTH ISLAND UNION.. SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTROL. By Telegraph.—Prerl Association. Oama.ru, Last Night. The quarterly meeting, of delegates to the South Island. Motor Union was held here to-day, Mr. A. E. Ansell being the chairman. - . . A letter was received from the Taranaki Automobile Association asking to be included in the South Island Union’s motor insurance scheme, and it was decided to reply that the rules did not provide for the acceptance of other than associations affiliated to the South Island Union. The ehairman said the executive had decided to get proposals from the various associations to suggest methods of minimising accidents. The Otago Motor Club forwarded the following recommendations: (1) That, the, importation of left-hand drive motor vehicles he prohibited; (2) that' till motor vehicles be compelled to have a mirror affixed i such position that it will show traffic approaching, from the rear; (3) that it be made compulsory for all motor ear owners to have third party insurance cover; (4) that motor drivers’ licenses be standardised and that tests by duty qualified inspectors be carried out; (5) that it be compulsory for all motor vehicles with the exception of motor cycles to have efficient windscreen wipers affixed; •- (6) that' governing bodies,, such as borough councils, be asked’ to. make their' bylaws' uniform as far as. possible throughout the Dominion; (7) that motor mechanics should sit for an examination before being licensed; (8) that items of garage accounts should be signed by the mechanic who did the work; (S') that motor inspectors periodically inspect all motor ears, especially as to the efficiency of the brakes and steering gear; (10) that steps be' taken to keep slow-moving vehicles as milch to their side of the road as possible; (11) that lights on stationary ears be dimmed; (12) that all town aiid city councils see that pedestrians keep to the footpaths in busy streets, except at intersections; (13) that street crossings for pedestrians be defined by lines of different colours to motor traffic; (14) that street parking places be lined out, allotting a space for each car: (15). that all motor buses and lorries be open on the driver’s right, or that sound catching devices be attached; (Hi) that all cyclists should have ruby reflectors(l7) lie illegal . for Insurance companies to give a cover of more than two-thirds of . the .value of a motor vehicle. It was resolved to forward the suggestions to the executive for a comprehensive report. The Nelson Automobile Association forwarded the following . suggestions: “(1) That the South Island Motor Union should make. an emphatic protest against the 'continued delay in issuing promised motor regulations. M'e feel that when these regulations are available loeal bodies will be able to frame-their own by-laws and that until those are issued a great many matters which might be considered are automatically held up; (2) that the South Island Motor Union reaffirm the principle of giving way to traffic on the right. —Approved.