The Usual Results from Early Morning Joy-riding Summer months usually carry with them an epidemic of motor car accidents, fortunately however, only few human lives being lost as a result of fast driving. Chinese chauffeurs seem to enjoy racing' and other speeds. frolic in the breeze. ly postpone their joy-riding until later at night, four days last week at least three machines were badly damaged and other property as well. At day. break one machine was wrecked on Bubbling Well Road after it, had knocked a milk cart to pieces, another came to rest in a flower garden on Avenue Haig subsequent having crashed through the compound gates, and still a third came grief on Edinburgh Road.
Daring August 797 accidents of all kinds, involving a dozen different types of vehicles were reported—this is 48 more than during August of last year. To date 1,873 persons vere injured, as compared with 3401 for 12 months of 1928. From January 1, 1929, until September 1 persons were killed. Last year 111 persons met their deaths accidentally on Municipal roads, For the eight months ending September 1, 5,396 accidents were reported, as against 8,648 for last The Municipal Traffic Department urge motorists to use greater caution while driving, especially at into sections. Their charts prove. that the majority of motor accidents Cecur at these points and perhaps Lbubbling Well Road is the scene of the most. On "such an arterial highway especial care should be As a precautionary measure the Council has restricted the passing lof passenger vehicles as far as. Yates Road, it formerly having been allowed beyond Mohawk Road. This measure has been adopted in pref ference to a speed law and it is urged that drivers should adopt a
fon, this road. uniform pace to prevent congestion The Department also proposes ts al lights og Hart Road and Babbling Roads corner, the. posts being so placed that west bound torists cannot make a right hand turn without rounding one of the standards. The other will direct eastbound traffic along a clear road.
When questioned an official lof the department said that the Tolice have authority to suspend driving licences, as each driver should -know by reading Clause 5 on the licence" he carries, "Thi Hieence is subject to withdrawal; cancellation, or suspension "at the: @iscretion of the Council." He
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