Suva Controversy

Night Parking Causes

The decision of the Suva City Council that cars parked at night should have parking lights gave rise to considerable controversy The Council has now decided that cars parked in streets illuminated by street lights need not have parking lights, provided they have reflecters at the rear and red tape on the rear bumper.

It was considered that such an amendement was more satisfactory than declaring special areas exempt from the regulation.

Most motorists seem to be in agreement with the alteration that will mean that in the outer where there is no street lighting vehicles must have parking lights Many bus and taxi owners are in the habit of leaving their vehicles on the side of the road, and in future unless they keep their park ing lights on all night they will “*ve to find other places to park them (Or they could do what is sometimes done in Sydney where cars have increased faster than domestic garages to house them— hang a hurricane lantern on the back bumper-bar when parked for tne night.—Ed.)