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TABLE No. 7.—PROSECUTIONS BY TRAFFIC INSPECTORS OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT. Table showing for the Year ended 31st March, 1941, a Classification according to the nature of the Offence of Prosecutions taken by Traffic Inspectors of the Transport Department.

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p InformProsecu- Con- 6 ation Amount Offence. tions. vietions. j with- of Fines. mlased - drawn. Motor-vehicles Act and Regulations. Number. Number. Number. Number. £ s. d. 1. Intoxicated in charge .. 120 108 11 1 1,423 10 0 2. Negligent driving .. •• 16 15 1 .. . 35 10 0 3. Manner dangerous .. .. • • 157 152 1 4 389 11 0 4 . Speed dangerous .. • • • • 4:0 39 1 .. 118 15 0 5. Careless or inconsiderate driving .. .. 69 59 9 1 87 10 0 6. Exceeding 30 miles per hour in restricted areas 685 672 1 12 1,125 14 0 7. Overtaking on bend or hill-crest .. .. 53 48 3 2 73 15 0 8. Failing to keep to left .. .. • • 70 66 3 1 102 18 0 9. Breach of off-side rule .. .. . • 36 32 3 1 42 10 0 10. Drivers'license offences .. .. •• 568 553 4 11 360 6 0 11. Unlicensed or unregistered motor-vehicles .. 226 219 3 4 211 5 0 12. Defective lights .. .. .. •• 174 171 .. 3 140 2 0 13. Defective brakes .. • .. • • 85 81 1 3 135 0 0 14. No Warrant of Fitness .. .. 1,088 1,054 < 4 30 553 6 0 15. Loading offences .. .. • ■ 80 74 3 3 67 18 0 16. Parking offences .. . . • • 72 71 . . 1 39 0 0 17. Cycling offences .. ... .. ■ ■ 347 342 1 4 141 14 0 18. Pedestrian offences .. . • • • 1 1 • • • • ,19. Equipment offences .. • • ■ ■ 138 138 .. .. 82 12 6 20. Exceeding 40 miles per hour with pillion 63 59 .. 4 78 15 0 passenger on motor-cycle 21. " L "-plate offences .. .. .. 21 20 1 .. 11 15 0 22. Miscellaneous offences .. .. . . 122 108 5 9 100 3 0 Totals 4,231 4,082 55 94 5,321 9 6 Heavy Motor-vehicle Regulations. 1. Exceeding heavy-traffic license .. .. 193 187 2 4 362 18 6 2. Exceeding road classification . . . . 37 37 . . .. 78 10 0 3. Exceeding axle load .. .. .. 31 31 .. .. 38 0 0 4. No heavy-traffic license .. .. .. 290 265 .17 8 381 5 2 5. Excessive speed .. .. .. ■ • 344 338 2 4 551 0 0 6. No heavy-traffic disk or class plates .. 33 29 2 2 22 5 0 7. Miscellaneous offcnces .. .. •• 20 19 1 .. 33 15 0 Totals .. .. .. .. 948 906 24 18 1,467 13 8 Transport Licensing Act and Regulations. 1. Unlicensed goods service .. .. .. 137 125 6 6 202 13 0 2. Breach of goods-service license . . .. 149 118 8 23 208 15 0 3. Unlicensed passenger service .. .. 27 21 1 5 28 15 0 4. Breacli of passenger-service license .. 8 6 2 .. 8 10 0 5. Failing to carry Certificate of Fitness .. 50 46 .. 4 36 5 0 6. Failing to carry vehicle authority . . .. 82 75 .. 7 55 8 0 7. Driving-hours breaches .. .. .. 104 98 5 1 101 0 0 8. Overloading .. .. .. •• 19 19 .. .. 19 10 0 9. Rental Service offences .. .. .. 25 20 1 4 23 0 0 10. Miscellaneous .. .. .. •. 24 23 1 .. 23 15 0 Totals 625 551 24 50 707 11 0 Miscellaneous Acts and Regulations — Totals . . 227 219 5 3 191 10 0 Grand total, 1940-41 6,031 5,758 108 165 7,688 4 2 1939-40 .. .. 7,682 7,449 111 122 10,354 12 3