Bird's Eye View By The Hawk

10th November 1961, Page 72

10th November 1961

Page 72

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Controlled Slip on Icy Roads

L XPERIMENTS with a new system of automatic warning of -.,slippery roads, which if it proves to be satisfactory will be installed more extensively on Swedish roads and highways, .started recently at Ljungskile and its surrotinding district, on the Swedish West Coast.

An instrument consisting of thermographs and hydrographs has been installed in the office of the Road Authorities at Ljungskile. When the temperature and humidity reach predetermined critical values, warning lamps give signals.

During the present experiments all observations made at Ljungskile are being forwarded to the Highway Authorities in Stockholm, where the material is being used for final adjustments of the system: The system is 'planned to give automatic alarm to the road authorities in each district when there is danger of slippery roads, and where .immediate sanding may be necessary to avoid accidents.

Housewife's Choice

" WE have just commenced the manufacture of a new

IrY product that has captured the housewife's fancy," said a witness in a traffic court—almost as if it were top secret.

"What is it? " inquired the Licensing Authority.

'It's made from a composition that is used for the cone ends of rockets," was the reply.,

Something else td throw, no doubt.

Nobody's Choi,

AN unopposed application to carry "vegetables, groceri livestock and pigswill" was set down by a Licensi Authority for consideration at a public inquiry in the intere of the public health.

It was too much even for the applicant himself for he A not turn up to justify the selection.

Smoke Sigma

W H1LST driving peacefully around the North the other di V V I spotted on the back of a lorry this sign: "Indian dri, —smoke signals only."

Fortunately the driver of the vehicle—it was a diesel—( not seem to mean it literally.

Slow Sloggel

sthe large, slow-revving engine a thing of the past? suppose it is, but after riding, a few days ago, in a Rol Royce of about 1910 vintage, I found cause to wonder. T particular ear completed, in 1912, a London-Edinburgh run top gear only. It later lapped Brook lands at 70 m.p.h.

This, I recall, was a 7-litre engine which developed maximum power at around 1,800 r.p.m, Are they a thing the past? Well, let's face it—one of the most popular 19 diesel units can quite fairly be described as a slow slogger.

Replacement Pin

AAT ANTED. Beer mats. Goodyear, for the use of. F 1'V -recently destroyed the Goodyear sports pavilion and fine collection of beer mats, and they are now rebuilding th. collection. I'm going to enjoy helping this problem along!

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