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TABLE No. 11.—TRAFFIC OFFENCES BUREAU. Table showing for the Year ended 31st March, 1939, a Classification of the Offences reported by Traffic Inspectors on the Staff of the Transport Department, together with a Tabulation of the Action taken in connection with these Reports.

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Nature of Offence. ! Reported. I Prosecuted. Warned. . Action. Motor-vehicles Act. 1. Drunk in charge .. .. .. .. .. 142 137 2 3 2. Negligent driving .. .. .. .. 46 4-1 3 2 3. Driving in dangerous manner .. .. .. 374 345 27 2 4. Speed dangerous .. .. .. .. 124 117 6 1 5. Careless or inconsiderate driving .. .. .. 115 90 20 5 6. Exceeding 30 miles per hour in restricted area .. 1,401 1,151 238 12 7. Overtaking at bend or hill-crest .. .. .. 143 96 42 5 8. Failing to keep to left .. .. .. .. 216 167 47 2 9. Failing to yield way at intersection. . .. .. 36 28 6 2 10. Drivers' license offences .. .. .. .. 795 645 123 27 11. Unlicensed or unregistered vehicles .. .. 329 237 73 19 12. Defective lights .. .. .. .. .. 227 167 39 21 13. Defective brakes .. .. .. .. 168 139 17 12 14. No Warrant of Fitness .. .. .. .. 2,503 1,906 512 85 15. Loading offences .. .. .. .. 97 68 26 3 16. Parking offences .. . . .. .. .. 63 53 8 2 17. Third-party-insurance offences .. . . .. 18 13 3 2 18. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 461 293 104 64 Total, Motor-vehicles Act .. ., .. 7,258 5,693 ], 296 269 Heavy Traffic. 1. Exceeding licensed load .. .. .. .. 456 374 68 14 2. No heavy-traffic license .. .. .. .. 341 240 67 34 3. Speeding .. .. .. .. .. 640 600 36 4 4. Exceeding road-classification .. .. .. 147 110 20 17 5. Exceeding axle-load .. .. .. .. 85 55 15 ]5 6. Wrong distribution of load .. .. .. 29 17 5 7 7. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 108 50 39 19 Total, heavy traffic .. .. .. .. 1,806 1,446 250 110 Transport Licensing Act. 1. Unlicensed goods-services .. .. .. .. 146 75 44 27 2. Breach of goods-service license .. .. .. 145 105 24 16 3. Failing to carry Certificate of Fitness or Inspection 179 96 42 41 Certificate 4. Failing to carry vehicle authority or temporary license 254 128 89 37 5. Unlicensed passenger-service .. .. .. 74 52 17 5 6. Driving-hours breaches .. .. .. .. 479 66 411 2 7. Overloading passenger-service or goods-service vehicle 20 8 7 5 8. Breaches of passenger-service license .. .. 9 3 3 3 9. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 41 12 21 8 Total, Transport Licensing Act .. .. 1,347 545 658 144 Miscellaneous Acts and Regulations .. .. 24 16 6 2 SUMMARY. Motor-vehicles Act .. .. .. .. .. 7,258 5,693 1,296 269 Heavy traffic .. .. .. .. .. 1,806 1,446 250 110 Transport Licensing Act .. .. .. .. 1,347 545 658 144 Miscellaneous Acts and Regulations .. .. .. 24 16 6 2 Total, all oflences .. .. .. ..10,435 7,700 2,210 525 Total, alloffences,sixmonthsended31stMarch, 1938 3,234 2,629 483 122