OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 April 1941, Page 7

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

“ROAD COURTESY” (To the Editor.) Sir,—Despite benzine restrictions, arid Ministerial warnings regarding speeding of motor-driven vehicles, the average citizen sees very little effect upon the minds or manners of a big percentage of such offenders. so far as obeying such injunctions are concerned. Day after day, and night after night, the reckless speeding of cars between the Renall Street intersection with Chapel Street, is a matter of | grave concern to both cyclists and pedestrians alike. If one wants to die in his boots, this death-trap alone should easily give him all he wants in that direction; and the only wonder - is that these speedfiends are able to get away with it so persistently as seems to be the case. As for the overtaking of vehicles, few culprits even allow for a clear-vision distance of 30 feet, let alone the bare minimum of 300 feet clear view ahead required by law. "Road Courtesy," indeed! Masterton leads in many directions, more especially in matters like these. With my compliments to the "canary-coloured charioteer" who did the said intersection. at lunch hour today, and scattered schoolchildren and cyclists and pedestrians alike, in order to get home early to his own noonday meal. I can but hope that a similar‘burst of speed awaits him shortly at the real battle- ] front —I am, etc.. 1101 “SAFETY FIRST." Masterton. April 17.