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TABLE No. 6.—TRAFFIC OFFENCES BUREAU. Table showing for the Year ended 31st March, 1941, a Classification of the Offences reported by Traffic Inspectors on the Staff of the Transport Department, together with a Tabulation of the Action taken in connection with these Reports.

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Nature of Offence. ! Reported. Prosecuted. Warned. [ . Action. Motor-vehicles Act and Regulations. 1. Intoxicated in charge of motor-vehicle .. .. 115 114 1 2. Negligent driving .. .. .. .. 14 13 .. 1 3. Driving in a dangerous manner .. .. .. 130 114 16 4. Driving at a dangerous speed .. .. . . 58 53 5 5. Careless or inconsiderate driving . . .. .. 87 74 12 1 6. Exceeding 30 miles per hour in restricted area .. 768 598 166 4 7. Overtaking offences .. .. .. .. 49 35 14 8. Failing to keep to left of roadway .. .. .. 96 80 15 1 9. Breach of offside rule . . . . . . . . 38 33 5 10. Drivers' license offences .. . . . . . . 714 574 123 17 11. Licensing and registration offences .. .. .. 341 233 92 16 12. Lighting offences.. .. .. .. .. 215 138 70 7 13. Defective brakes .. .. .. .. .. 92 82 9 1 14. No warrant of fitness .. .. .. .. 1,388 1,001 343 44 15. Loading offences .. .. .. .. .. 115 64 47 4 16. Parking offences .. .. . . .. .. 54 46 7 1 17. Equipment offences .. .. .. .. 158 98 53 7 18. Motor-cyclists exceeding 40 miles per hour with pillion 49 41 5 3 passengers 19. Motor-cyclists not observing " L "-plate restrictions .. 24 20 4 20. Miscellaneous offences .. .. .. .. 135 100 30 5 Total, Motor-vehicles Act .. .. .. 4,640 3,511 1,017 112 Heavy-traffic Regulations. 1. Exceeding heavy-traffic license .. .. .. 260 184 74 2 2. Exceeding road classification .. .. .. 34 23 10 1 3. Exceeding axle load .. .. .. .. 78 44 26 8 4. No heavy-traffic license .. .. .. .. 390 244 136 10 5. Exceeding regulation speed-limit .. .. .. 348 299 45 4 6. No heavy-traffic disk or classification plate .. .. 70 30 31 9 7. Miscellaneous . . . . .. . . . . 44 25 18 1 Total, Heavy Motor-vehicle Regulations .. 1,224 849 340 35 Transport Licensing Act and Regulations. 1. Unlicensed goods service .. .. .. .. 262 129 98 35 2. Breach of goods-service license .. .. .. 246 142 76 28 3. Unlicensed passenger service . . ... . . 29 16 9 4 4. Breach of passenger-service license . . .. .. 26 16 9 1 5. Failing to carry inspection certificate or certificate 96 54 32 10 of fitness 6. Failing to carry vehicle authority or temporary license 169 87 65 17 7. Breaches of drivers' hours regulations .. .. 567 100 467 8. Overloading goods or passenger vehicles .. ,. 42 25 14 3 9. Rental-car offences .. .. .. .. 19 13 5 1 10. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 89 56 23 10 Total, Transport Act.. .. .. .. 1,545 638 798 109 Miscellaneous Acts and Regulations .. .. 82 62 17 3 SUMMARY. Motor-vehicle Act and regulations .. .. .. [ 4,640 3,511 1,017 112 Heavy Traffic Regulations .. .. . . .. ! 1,224 849 340 35 Transport Licensing Act and regulations .. . . 1,545 638 798 109 Miscellaneous Acts and regulations .. .. .. 82 62 17 3 Total, aTToffences, 1940-41 .. .. .. 7,491 5,060 2,172 259 Total, all offences, 1939-40 .. .. .. 9,579 7,244 2,024 311