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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd.
BANK OF CHINA BUILDING, HONGKONG..
Why
TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
THE ADVANTAGE OF
'SMALL CARS. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
Traffic congestion is a subject
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1925.
ACCIDENT RESPONSIBILITY.
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LEGISLATION FAILS TO which is constantly in the minds CURB RECKLESS DRIVERS of road users and road authorities
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SUCCESSES
··THE· AUSTRIAN ALĘS
TRIAL.
Onco again the claim for the] consistent reliability of thoir Co.,. is proved by the results of the recent Austrian Alps Trial and Styrian Tourist Trophy Race.
alike, and the solution of which, The cheap car and easy-pay-motor bicycles, made by the B.S.A, complote or partial, is steadily mont plans have established becoming of more interest overy-group of motorists whose raspon whore, Ono, rather, interesting sibilities financial and personal, point of view is the following seem to be in inverso proportion Congestion is the result of ox- to the recklessness with which cessive occupation of the roads. they drive. Suppose a certain number of peo-
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The Austrian Alps Trial is the most difficult trial bold in Európe. the route loading for a distance of 1,778 kilometres over the whole of the Alps, covering some of the highest passes. The trial lasts.
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This is the reason why automo- ple need to be transported, then bile olubs, state legislatures and by reducing the space taken up orders of pedestrians are trying by each person, we can reduce the congestion, From this stand-to devise some form of insurance for eight daye, and includes two point, the small type of British that would strike at these reckless hill climbs and two road races, drivers and make them pay for finishing with a stringent ox- car has a marked advantage over more cumbrous machines. There the injuries they inflict on others. amination of reachinos: for any Today many a person is run defects. This year the diffiulties are many such typos which give down by a driver whose car is of the route were increased by the ample accommodation for two tail passengers, and also have an oo-mortgaged and whose income inclement weather conditions, casional sunt at the rear for two hardly covers his expenses. The rain falling practically
The more popular such result is do reward to the injured tinuously..
pedestrian.
Dospito this, the B.S.A. cars become, the longer can we
A long array of repressive logis-machines met with their usual stave off congostion of traffic, lation has not succeeded in curb-success. Of the threo B.S.A. though naturally, their popularity ing the irresponsible reckless entered, one rotired at the end is not based on this fact, but on driver. He has gone to jail and of the third day throul the the known reliability of the pro- ducts of the leading group of small come back ready for another rider's illness. The other two, a carousal through the streets. 9.80 h.p. de luxe combination and ear manufacturers,
Compulsory insurance for alla. 9.68 h.p. colonial model, with motoriste has been suggested as sidecar, both standard models, the solution. But the objection | finished without losing a single is that it would cause the large mark, and thereby obtained pro- majority of careful drivers to mier awards, In addition, tho contribute to an insurance fund rider of the 9-86 h.p. Colonial for the payment of victims of the model won the championship in irresponsible caroless drivers," the sidecar classes.
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In the Styrian T. T., hold over a distance of 220 miles, a B.S.A. Other forms of insurance, there- 3.49 h.p. O.H.V motor bicycle foro, have been sought by which was entered, and, in competition the burden of payment fox, an with all makes and all classes, accident is placed upon the per-made the best timo" of the day son responsible for that accident. thereby scouring the Styrain
Connecticut is to try out one | Tourist Trophy.
such pian. It is the idea of Com- These successes surely speak missioner Vehiclos Stoeckel.” volumes for the consistent ro-'
Under Stoeckel's plan, any per- liability and strength "of the son convicted of reckless driv-world-fumque B. S.A motor ing, intoxication or running away bicyles. after an accident, must prove his ability to pay damages or have them paid, to the amount of$10,000 for personal injuries and $1,000 for property damage. This requires the convicted driver to show a non-canceliable policy for these amounts, or to put up a bond or deposit cash or collateral with
the stator
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MAHARAJAH'S CARS.
Two 30-98 h.p. Vauxhall cars have just been delivered to the The Maharajah of Jodhpur. bodies (by Barker) are of polished This appeats to be a better plan aluminium and most luxuriously than general compulsory insur-equipped, one being a 2-seater ance. But the victims of first and the other a 4-seater. The '30-98" Vauxhall is famed for offenders guip nothing from it. It
is only after the first offense, its power development and after a driver has actually been speed; with a racing body it is convicted of reckless driving. or guaranteed to lap Brooklands at boen the cause of an accident, 100 m.p.h., and with the Vauxhall that he is made to insure himself. against any further accident,
·DEPOSIT REQUIRED.
"Velox" 4-seater touring body, carrying full load, not less than 80-85 m.p.h. The "30-98" has been known as a very fast car for A better plan is that adopted at the series having been brought a good many years, the first of Lausanne, Switzerland. It re- quires compulsory insurance for out in 1913. Even then it was all motorists, but adds a personal guaranteed to attain a speed of liability of 10 per cent of the 100 m.p.h., a spoed at that day judgment in case of an accident, probably unprecedented for &
standardised chassis. Thus the guilty driver, although insured by the state has to pay 10 per cent, of the damages.
Here again, however, the
chance arises of the driver's in-half of a possible 10 por cont. ability to pay.
He might go to jail, but that doesn't satisy the victim.
To avoid even this contingency.
judgmont for the limit of $10,000..
A deposit of $500 with the stato might sober up muny a careless driver.
Yet it might keep.many from buying automobiles,
a suggestion has been made that the Lausanne plan be adopted here, but that in addition every (Exclusive to The Hongkong driver be required to deposit, say, Telegraph).
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The racing car of Ascari, Italian auto recer, lying besido 1 the fonce where it crashed after turning over five times.. Ascari was loading in the Grand Prix at Linas, Trarco, until liis rear wheel struck the bank at the speedway and crashed over, killing the driver and mechanician,
SEVEN IMPROVE
USED CARS IN FRANCE
Seven of the 10 largest cities in Used cars, with one French America lowered their "acoid, donler, are merely sold for the ent rate during January, below previous owners. If they can't. that of January, 1924. One of, be sold in 10 daye, the ownere get the remaining three remained on the cars back and
no new cars.
the same level, while traffic se- are sold to them. But not a sin- oidents in the other two were in- gle new car has been lost by thie preased,
method
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