By 1925, there were 71,403 motor cars, or one for every 17 people. One day, in 1926, the local traffic inspector approached an illegally parked car in Petone. From the earliest years of motoring, "furious driving" was seen as a problem in need of regulation. When motoring regulations were added to the Wellington bylaws in 1907, motorcycles were restricted to 8mph (13kmh), or 4mph (6kmh) on corners. The owner of a Wellington motor car business was charged in 1906 with "driving a motor car negligently and at a greater rate of speed than was reasonable".

Source: Otago Daily Times July 26, 2020 15:33 UTC