RIGHT HAND RULE
BAFETY FIRST ADVOCATED CIRCUMSTANCES OF NEGLIGENCE “A breach of the right-hand rule is a serious matter and may constitute evidence of negligence,” said the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, In the'Supreme Court, Hamilton, yesterday when addressing a common jury at the conclusion of a damages action arising out of a car-smash at an intersection.
Evidence of a breach of the rule did not mean evidence of negligence in all cases, Ilis Honour went on, since the particular set of circumstances in each case had to be taken into consideration. If two persons, for example, were approaching a right angle intersection, each had to be careful. “The person approaching on the right may think he has the right of way,” said Sir Michael, “but at the same time the person claiming the right of way should proceed at such a speed as would enable him to slow up or stop and avert danger if the other person entering the intersection committed a breach of the right-hand rule. The principle should always be ‘safety first,’ and if a motorist disregards the safety of his own skin and life, he should at least be more considerate of others.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20497, 13 May 1938, Page 6
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198RIGHT HAND RULE Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20497, 13 May 1938, Page 6
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