Assuming that the car was tra ling at 30 miles an hour at the time of the accident, said Mr, Rodger, it would take roughly four to five sec-fonds to travel 70 yards. At the moment, then, when the driver was aware of the danger ahead, he had four or five seconds in which to pull up. But the driver did not alscover his danger until he was right on the Jelly, The death of these men. was, entirely due to the carelessness of those in charge of the safe condition of the road, and if there had been a. railing between the end of Yangiszepoo Road and the jetty, no accident Would have occurred, 'The evidence had been that the ear was travelling at no very great speed ft the time of the accident, and' the fact that the car was in high gear Indicated no carelessness on the part of the driver, The car could not have been going very fast as, including a fall of ight feet from the jetty. into the canal, the car, which landed on a sloping bank in the canal, was only six fect from the jetty, measur ling the distance from the position of the rear wheel, The car must almost have come toa stop before falling into the canal, and if there had been a conerete post railing off the canal the" ear could have been stopped satisfactorily, "It Is a wonder," said Mr. Rodger, "that there has' not been a serious' accident at this spot before.
Tt seemed to him that the Council had w great responsibility in this matter. "The dependents of the de= ceased "numbered seven widows, old parents, and 28 minors. They "had ho food, and had not even a roof over their heads. The reason for this was that there was no fence at the end of Yangtszepoo Road. It was impossible to calculate the value of human life, or to replace the love and care of a parent or husband. 'These people had the same feelings anyone' else,
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