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Accessibility Brought other day we were chat
to a Fine Art in the ritEing with a man who had U.S.A. done a considerable amount of touring in America on regular coach routes, and one of his comments greatly interested us. This was to the effect that design is so good, from the point of view of easy maintenance, that if an engine becomes defective the unit can be changed for another in half an hour. Obviously, this must be done at the proper servicing stations, but we much doubt if any such task could be completed in anything like comparable time in Britain. It gives an idea of one trend which could be followed here. NOW that women are being employed to a far greater extent in factories, rt. has become increasingly important to study their comfort. Nothing encourages a woman more than for her to be able to spend at least a part of her spells off duty in peaceful and congenial surroundings. The ordinary canteen is usually a hubbub, giving no solace to jaded nerves: What is required, in addition, is a quietrest room, with easy chairs, where they may relax. The work performed afterwards will undoubtedly improve as a result, so that the benefit is mutual.
Provide Comfort and Quiet for Women Workers
ONE of the most potent causes of tyre destruction is the comparatively large chippings, such as are now being used for " gritting " many roads in lieu of sand. They not only cut into the rubber treads, but actually penetrate the tyre casings and thus render them quite useless for retreading purposes. In these days, particularly, such wastage is well nigh criminal, and all road authorities throughout the country should be warned against this practice.
Large Chippings Cause Extensive Damage to Tyres How to Signal Bus THE travelling public is Drivers in the BlackI being warned by the Minis out ter of War Transport that the practice of flashing torches in the faces of bus drivers, in order to signal them to stop, is on the increase, and must be stopped. If it be necessary to attract the attention of a driver, the best method is to flag him with a newspaper or other light-coloured article; but he may not see this when it is very dark, and we have found that good ways are to play the torch on the lower part of the stopping posts or to direct the light on to the road surface.
Another A.R.O. Area THE Eastern Area of A.R.O.
Claims Some Musical 1 is, in a friendly way, resent
Honours ful of the fact that the Head quarters of the Association is claiming especial kudos because Mr. Lafford, besides being an expert in adding and subtracting pounds, shillings and pence, is also an organist. Its members rejoin that Miss Mann, of this Area office, is also an organist of considerable local repute. Not all the musical talent, they say, is to be found only in London.