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That many drivers fail to give right of way to vehicles at their right negotiating a roundabout.
That to give way in such circumstances may be only a courtesy but it is one which saves ill will and makes for safety.
That Bury prefers the ostrich attitude in relation to the suggestion that engine-fuel-tax posters should be shown on its buses.
That inner-lane overtaking at pedestrian crossings is a special danger to people using them; often neither .they nor the drivers can see each other.
That a stationary vehicle was recently pushed so forcibly against a kerb by another that a near-side tubeless tyre was forced off its wheel, hut neither wheel nor tyre was dainaged.
That Shell-Mex and B.P. are to double their oil-storage capacity at Jarrow.
That this shows a fine spirit of confidence.
That, if Labour makes a come-back at the next general election, any industry may become a Sitting target for nationalization.
That those which do not escape will then become birds of a feather.
That a driver at Brighton who smashed into a line of parked vehicles, doing £70 of damage without stopping or reporting the affair, was fined only £3 3s. for careless driving and £1 for the second offence.
That drivers who merely exceed the speed limit are fined nearly as much in the same court.
"Who's next in the queue for higher wages? "
That this queue is liable to queer Britain's pitch and, eventually, its own.
'That some passengers may claim that aged buses are inclined to age them.
Of some people wondering how long it will be before ' space " becomes traffic-jammed.
That in the early days of flying few would have expected the need for regulations as to routes and height.