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TRAFFIC OFFENCES

APPENDIX IX

1953/1954

1954/1955

1955/1956

1956/1957

OFFENCES

Cases

Cases

Cases

Prosecu-

tions

not

taken to

Court

Prosecu-

tions

not Prosecu-

not

taken to

Court

tions

taken to

Court

Prosecu-

tions

Cases

not

taken to

Court

1957/1958

Cases

Prosecu-

not

tions

taken to

Court

8

1

61

58

64

76

1

66

I

1,897

40

1,921

61

2,007

72

2,685

88

3,456

73

2,023

96

2,086

312

1,812

270

3,306

500

2,062

1,134

43,776

340 37,371

4,325

40,489 8,667 33,087

13,340 46,710 | 13,637

47,762

476 41,443

4,698 44,377 9,009 39,090

14,402 | 52,302 14,846

Serious

Dangerous Driving Sec. 4 Cap. 220 (Now Sec. 9(3) of the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1957) Driving under influence Sec. 5 Cap. 220 (Now Sec. 10 of the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1957)

Careless Driving Sec. 6 Cap. 220 (Now Sec. 12(1) of the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1957)

Exceeding Speed Limit

57

Other offences

(i) In the majority of cases not taken to court a warning by letter was given.

(ii) Prosecutions include 3,598 cases which were pending at court on 31.3.57 and dealt with during the year 1957/58.

Total

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