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MOTOR NOTES
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NEW ROYAL CARS
When Road Death Is Manslaughter
"LORDS' RULING IN DRIVER'S APPEAL
Though dangerous driving may cause death without the motorist slaughter, a case of negligent driv- necessarily being guilty of man-
ing with fatal results, has to be treated, in law, as death caused by any other form of negligence.
It seems particularly appropriate that, within a few weeks of the Coronation, two new Royal cars have been ordered, and that the "all-British" custom, followed by King George V in the choice of his cars, has been adhered to. Thus these new State cars are to be Daimlers with special Hooper coachwork: in both Cases the
This dictum was laid down by chassis is the new straight-eight the House of Lords recently, when 44-litre model. One car will carry
their lordships' reasons were given Limousine body, and the other a
for dismissing the appeal of Wil- inndaulette, the roof of which can
Irid Andrews, a van-driver, who be lowered to form an open car..
had been sentenced at Leeds As- so that Their Majesties may be in sizes by Mr. Justice du Parcq, to full view during State drives.
15 months' imprisonment for man- Queen Mary has recently taken slaughter. He was also disquall delivery of EL Daimler-Hoover Miet for life from holding a driving limousine, the chassis being the new "20, which was announced at the beginning of the present” sea- son.
EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDED It was a year ago that Captain J.P. Black, managing director of the Standard Motor Co., said that the extensions and reorganisation of the works would result in out- put being increased in 12 months. to 1,000 cars a week.
How amply this forecast has been fulfilled is shown by the out- put for March, which totalled 4,309 cars, exceeding the budgeted 1,000 cars a week, even though the works were closed 4 days for the Easter holidays.
During the first 7 months of the present season it is understood that more Standard cars have been produced than during the whole of the 1934-5 season
380,000 NOT OUT!, One fréquently hears of cars or motor cycles which have done big
licence.
Andrews drove a van at a speed of more than 30 miles an hour in Tong-road. Leeds-a built-up area -and went on after knocking down a man named Craven, who died from his injuries.
of the accused, person went. De- yond the mere matter of compen- sation, and showed such disregard for the life and safety of others as to amount to a crime against the Statë and conduct deserving punishment.
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The principle to be observed. sald Lord Atkin, was that cases of manslaughter in driving motor- cars were but instances of a gene- ral rule applicable to all charges of homicide by negligence. Sim- ple lack of care. such as would constitute civil liability, was not enough.
A very high degree of negligence was required to be proved before the felony was established. Pro- bably, of all the epithets that could be applied, "reckless" most nearly covered the case.
It was difficult to visualise a case of death caused by reckless
The conviction was confirmed by driving which would not justify a. the Court of Criminal Appeal. conviction for manslaughter.
The appeal was heard before Lord Atkin, Lord Thankerton, Lord Wright, Lord Roche and Viscount Finlay.
THE ELUSIVE FACTOR Lord Atkin, delivering judgment said that of all crimes manslaugh- culties of definition, for it con. ter appeared to afford most, dim- cerned homicide in so many and so varying conditiona. ·
From the early days the law had gradually evolved, until it re- cognised murder, on the one hand, based mainly-though not exclu- sively on an intention to kill, and
manslaughter, on the other hand.
SUMMING-UP# CRFTICISED.
The summing-up in the present case, said Lord "Atkin, contained passagen that were open to crl- set of his charge to the jury, the tielsm. In particular, at the out- Judge began with the statement that if a man killed another in the course of doing an unlawful act he was guilty of manslaughter.. and then proceeded to ascertain what the unlawful act was by considering Section 11 of the Road Tramic Act, 1930.
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But, as the summing-up pro- ceeded, the Judge on many occa- Manslaughter was a felony, and men shrank from attaching the jury to the recklessness and high
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proved, and which would justify them in convicting the accused man.
The word "criminal" in any at- tempt to define a crime was not perhaps the most helpful.
Romford, a residental area on the outskirts of London, with a population of about 60,000, is in process of transition from horses "culpable,'
On consideration of the sum- VARIETY OF EPTTHETS ming-up Я a In explaining to juries the test Atkin-was satlafied that the true whole he-Lord which they should apply to de-question was ultimately left to the termine whether the negligence in jury, and that on the evidence the did not amount, to a crime, judgesa the particular case amounted, or verdict was inevitable. had used many epithets, such as
"criminal." to motors. The council has just "wicked," "clear," "complete:" but, "gross." replaced six horsed vans and two whatever epithet was open forries by up-to-date equip-facts must be such, that, in the used, the ment. In the refuse-collection opinion of the jury, the negligence feet are four Dennis 10-cub.yd. rear-loading moving floor vehicles.
This type. possesses a. very capacious cab, accommodating 5 men in addition to the driver. The forward control short wheelcase chassis gives excellent powers of manoeuvтC.
AN ECONOMICAL SOLUTION There has been a long felt want for a machine which can under take tar spraying and yet be cap- able of doing other useful work when the tar spraying season. Is лnished,
H.M.S. ADVENTURE Officers Feted On Visit
To Zamboanga
H.M.S. Adventure, commanded by Captain R. G. Duke, dropped an- chor in the harbour at Zamboanga last week. After spending three days the Adventure will leave and proceed to Sandakan. British North Borneo. During their stay at Zam- This condition is fulfilled by the boanga the officers of the ship were Scammell 1,000-gallon tar spraying entertained at various social carrier, which has a mechanical affairs. horse as the motive unit. Owing The British community of Zam- to the patented automatic coup-boanga feted Captain Duke and his ling, it is possible for one motive officers at a reception held at the wilt to operate with many home of T. E. D. Edwards, British different types of trailers, and, in Vice-Consul. A stringed orchestra this way, the purchaser is not provided music for dancing. faced with the large capital ex- penditure for a tar sprayer which can only be used for a few months
in the summer.
Electric Co., England, is mounted amidships in the chassis,
The last few years have seen
A contract from the Shanghai great strides made by Overseas
Electric Construction Co. for 15 municipalities in mechanising AEC. trolley buses followed the their cleansing departments. In satisfactory service already given 1935, for instance, the Johore by some 115 similar type vehicles Municipal Authorities purchased in Shanghai. With the fulfilment their first Thomycroft vehicle, a of this order there will be nearly 2-ton refuse collector.. During the 300 trolley buses of this make past year they have ordered 15 working in the Far East. more, including a mobile dis- pensary for the medical depart-
ment.
Incidentally. during March Lon- don Transport ordered 327 "Re- gent" oil-engined double-deck buses from this concern.
BUSMEN VOTE' :
BIG TROLLEY BUS ORDERS A few advance particulars are now available of the 70. Leyland When extensions to the lighting trolley buses included in the re- system of a Welsh town were un- cent Sino-British contract, signed der consideration recently, the by Mr. Tseng Yang-fu on behalf engineer in charge hit upon the of the Canton authorities. The 2- good idea of asking the opinion of axled chassis follow standard Ley- actual road users in the locality, land practice, but are to be fitted He, therefore, canvassed 24 bus with extended front enda to muit drivers operating on the local ser- front entrance single-deck bodies.vices as to whether they preferred Apart from these extended front thoroughfares lluminated by or- ends the buses closely resemble dinary alextric lighting or by the those recently supplied to the Osirá, electric discharge: Lighting Tees-side Railless Traction Board, already in operation in the town. The 80 h.p. series-wound driving The unanimous vote was in favour, motor, supplied by the General' of the all-British G.E.C.·system.
For these reasons he came to the conclusion that the appeal should be dismissed.
The other Law Lords formally expressed their concurrence.
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