The chauffeur then gave evidence, detailing the accident as described by -Mr. Macleod. If any signal had been given by the lady in the ricsha, he said, the accident would not have happened Except in applying the brakes, which he did immediately, there was nothing he could do to prevent the accident.
In answer to Mr. Husar, wit ness said he applied both brakes immediately he saw the ricsha turn.
Asked by Mr. Husar if the accident could have been avoided by steering in to the left of the road instead of applying his brakes, witness said he was so close to the ricsha when it suddenly turned -to the right that there was no time to do any: thing except apply the brakes.
Mr. Husar—I suggest that then the ricsha turned to the right you became rattled, lost your head, did not think at all, and did nothing except the sub-conscious act of putting on the brakes?
Witness—L have driven a car for many years and I know how to handle one.
Witness could not remember whether or not he told the French Mixed Court that the hoods of both ricshas were down. He was not asked about them.
Asked whether he would look for a signal to ba given by the ricsha coolie or the passenger, witness replied: "Hither of them, or both,"
Mr. Macleod—He did not report the accident to his employers because he did not cousiner to be serious. No complaint was made against him at the French police station.
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