R.H.A. Will Fight New Traffic Bill
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THE Government must bring speed limits for commercial. vehicles more in line with the capacity of modern units, and take speeding out of the list of offences for which, under the new Bill, drivers would be automatically disqualified after three convictions within three years.
This was stated by Mr. J. B. Mitchell. national chairman of the Road Haulage Association, at the annual luncheon of the East Midland Area at Nottingham on Tuesday.
He added that many present speed
limits were absurd and although the Government's intentions were good, the effect of these provisions in the Bill could only be bad. The R.H.A. would do all in their power to oppose their retention.
Developing the same theme, Mr. G. K. Newman, the association's secretarygeneral, said that members should not delude themselves that the "special reasons" for not imposing disqualification would include driving for a living. Speaking as a lawyer he was satisfied stih reasons would have to be extraordinary to escape disqualification,