Taxation and Accidents : Novel Plan
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THAT a district that reduced road 1 accidents to a stipulated figure might be given a 10-per-cent. Road Ruud tax rebate, in order to make people " accident-conscious," was suggested by Mr. W. E. Macve, area chairman, who presided over a company of 230 persons at the annual dinner of the C.M.U.A., Manchester area, last week. It was of no use to form small local associations, said Mr. Macve, when such work as they did could be carried out by the C.M.U.A. local offices.
Co-operation of applicants to ensure efficiency in carrying out traffic-court work was called for by Mr. Henry Backhouse, Jon., area solicitor, who expressed appreciation of the technical Press, upon which operators had to depend for speedy knowledge of what was happening in other parts of the country. On the goods side, he suggested, there ought to be some simple method of appeal from the courts to the High Court, such as by means of a " case stated," which would be vastly less expensive and troublesome.
Transport is moving in the direction of planned economy. and the official mind is moving in the direction of stricter control, said Mr. R. C. Reynolds. Minds must be made up to face the further regulation of privately owned transport.
The sooner Manchester invested in trolleybuses, the better it would be for the city, stated the Lord Mayor (Alderman T. S. Williams).
Further regulations for the industry were unnecessaiy, commented Major R. A. B. Smith, president, with reference to the statements by, Mr. Reynolds. When the Budget time came, the Chancellor ought to meet their requests for reduced taxation.
Appreciation of the action of Mr. Macve, in offering to circularize members with details of the accident roll in the city, was expressed by Mr. John Maxwell, chief constable of Manchester. Following this action, he had arranged to extend. the plan to other organizations.