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The Monetary Value WE have had occasion of a Traffic Superin" before to calI,attention to tendent the meagre salaries which are afered to engineers and others in the road-transport industry, but one which we have recently noticed would take a lot of beating. The advertisement calls for a traffic superintendent who must have a thoroughpractical knowledge of the traffic organization of a road passenger transport undertaking, the wrick to include the preparation of time-tables and duty schedules. He must also be capable of controlling personnel. For this the pay is to be at the rate of £500 per annum, rising by annual increments to £650, and he would have to go to Jamaica to get RI We doubt whether, there are A26 any men in this country with ihe capabilities asked for who would be tempted by such inadequate remuneration.
SometWng New in GASKETS can be a boon or Gaskets for Impor.1 nuisance, according Dr+ tant joints . . . their quality and treatment.
A new American type is made of felt compounded and impregnated with resins and zinc chromate, the chromate acting as a corrosion inhibitor. The addition of an adhesive back increases the speed with which it can be employed. Under pressure, the resins exude and are claimed to provide positive resistance against air, water and dust.
New Regulations for WE have noticed during the Pedestrian Crossings " past few days that many in Draft Form . . drivers are still not carrying out the correct procedure in connection with pedestrian crossings. They should now begin to realize that breaches of the regulations covering these crossings may result in the issue of summonses and fairly heavy fines. The latest proposal is that the maximum should be increased from £2 to £5. We have already published details of the proposed new regulations, but will repeat these in brief: At controlled crossings, pedestrians who started to cross when the light or police officer's signal was in their favour will have precedence over vehicles. At an uncontrolled crossing, those on it while a vehicle is a reasonable distance away will have right of passage. Except in emergency, vehicles will be prohibited from stopping on the crossing, and pedestrians will not be allowed to linger on it.
Even Now Many Toll 1-1-1E British Road Federa
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Bridges tion is continuing its cam
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paign against toll roads and
bridges, The first official barriers were erected under the Turnpike Act of 1863, and many were promptly pulled down. Despite the many objections against them, a fairly large .number remains, and according to figures obtained by the B.R.F., there are stilt 32 toll roads and 51 such bridges in operation in this country. Only Scotland has been successful in dispensing with toll roads, but still has three bridges of this type. North-East England is the worst in this respect, having eight roads and 15 bridges on which tolls must be paid. The North-West comes second with six and nine respectively, and one tunnel. Wales is third with four and five. The total
, length of roads affected is about 50 miles, the longest being Porlock, which is 4.19 miles in length. There are even three toll roads in the Metropolitan area.