Awaiting International Agreement on Direction Indicators
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Franz our Parliamentary Correspondent
ft/R. MARPLES intends to wait until Lvithe Economic Commission for Europe has considered recommendations about the intensity of direction indicators before he decides what standard should be adopted here.
Any regulations should be international in standard, he said, when Mr. Eric Johnson (Tory, Blackley) asked whether it was really necessary to await international agreement. The real problem was to get an unmistakable signal in bright sunshine and at the same time avoid dazzle at night, he added.
In the Lords, Lord Chesham, Parliamentary Secretary . to the Ministry of Transport, said a study was now being made of the many detailed comments which had been received about proposals for amending the present regulations affecting direction indicators.
He pointed out that these changes would not affect intensity, but standardized indicators' colour as amber. They also called for improved positioning and minimum angles through which the light must be visible.
New Western Welsh General Manager
NfiR. I. L. GRAY, at present general 1111 manager of The Rhondda Transport Co., Ltd., has been anointed general manager of Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., in succession to Mr. T. G. Davies. who, on medical advice, will be retiring From the company's service at the end af the year.
Mr. Gray, who was with Western Welsh until 1946, has previously served is general manager of Hebblc Motor services, Ltd., Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co., Ltd., South Wales Trans3ort Co., Ltd., and Jamaica Omnibus Services, Ltd. He will take up his new luties on January 1, 1962.
SPOT CHECKS SOON QPOT roadside tests of vehicles will start early in September. Announcing this ast week, Mr, Ernest Marples said he ntended shortly to make an Order bringng into effect the Section of the 1960 toad Traffic Act dealing with. these :hecks, Under the Act, authorized examiners an test brakes, silencers, steering, tyres, ights and reflectors, though only a policenan in uniform will be able to stop a noving vehicle for a test to be carried MR. H. H. COURTENAY TO HEAD HOLMES-ALEXANDER THE director and general manager of Darham Industries, Ltd., Mr. H. H. 2burtenay will, on September 1 next, take tp a similar position with Holmes41exander. Ltd., the newly formed tank nd bodybuilding company formed by lolmes (Preston), Ltd., and Walter ilexander and Co. (Coachbuilders), Ltd.