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15th September 1944
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C.M.U.A. COMPILING RECORD OF WAR FEATS BY TRANSPORT "THE C.M.U.A. is desirous of com

piling a record of the conspicuous services rendered to the community by the road-transport industry during the war. • Accordingly, members are. being invited to submit to the general secretary information, in the form of short stories of such a nature that the general public would be interested in them, of (a) the best example of an emergency service rendering valuable assistance to the community, which occurred at any time since the war started, and (h) the best example of heroism on thespart of a driver during the war.

VEHICLE ROAD-ACCIDENT RESPONSIBILITY IN JULY

STATISTICS in respect of road accidents in July last, issued by the M.0..W.T., when analysed under the type of vehicle primarily involved, show the following results:—

Type of Vehicle. Killed. Service (British, Dominion and Allied, of the three Services) ... 165 N. Civil Defence and F.S. ... 8 Public service and hackney .. 77

Goods Private Cars . ... 26

Motorcycles 19

Pedal cycles ... 92

Casualties to children and adults together totalled 511 killed and 10,302 injured, the comparable figures for July Of the previous year being 384 killed and 9,502 injured.

CALL IN SCOTLAND FOR BUS DRIVERS .

EXTRA bus drivers to the number of 200 are urgently wanted throughout Scotland to meet the increased demands expected during the autumn and winter months. The chief need is in the Lanarkshire and West of Scotland areas. The Ministry of Labour and National Service has •appealed for volunteers, with or without experience in p.s.v. driving.

'At Falkirk, Motherwell, Greenock and Paisley there are training schemes available for those without driving experience. During the training period of three weeks volunteers are paid Is. 4d. per hour for a 48-hour week. The standard rate of pay for bus drivers is ls. 4d. per hour plus bonus, which gives a Weekly wage of £.4 8s. 6d. BUSES NOT FAVOURED FOR MERSEY TUNNEL

BIRKENHEAD Ferries and Transport Committees are unable to adopt the suggestion of the local Chamber of Cornnrrce to run motorbuses through the Mersey Tunnel during the hours from midnight until the early morning, in order to obviate the operation of the ferry boat service and thus save fuel. The two committees point out that before the bus service could be instituted, the permission of the Regional Transport Commissioner would have to

be obtained and he had already turned down an application by a private company. Another point was that the tunnel tolls on buses would make the service prohibitive from the viewpoint of the passenger.

DORMAN'S NET PROFIT SHOWS INCREASE

DURING the year ended March 31 last, the net profit made by W. H. Dorman and Co., Ltd., was £123,637, compared with £78,347 in the previous year. Tax provision,. including 1944-45 income tax, accounts for £109,000. The Ordinary dividend is unchanged at 161 per cent; £7,226 is carried forward.

UNAUTHORIZED PASSENGERS ON

GOODS VEHICLES .TTENTION is directed by the 1-'1:Liverpool Cart and Motor Owners Association to the risk of carrying unauthorized persons on goods-carrying vehicles. It is pointed out that members are entirely in the hands of the drivers as to whether unauthorized passengers are in fact, carried, and that in the event of an accident involving death or injury to a passenger, arising out of the negligence of the driver, an operator is open to a claim for damages. Members are, therefore, urged to ask their insurers to issue a special endorsement covering this risk.

Mr. Allen Walter, secretary of the Association, adds: " Insurance policies normally cover only those passengers who are carried under a contract of employment, but the tendency of drivers to carry ' hitch-hikers ' involves their employers in liabilities which can he very serious."

WHEN M.P. CAN STOP A CIVILIAN LORRY

A LORRY driver fined £5 at Dewsbury last week for failing to stop his vehicle when signalled to do so by a Forces member in uniform, was said to have stated to the military policeman who gave the signal. " You have no right or authority to stop me; I am a civilian."

A police inspector explained that the offence complained of was against the Defence Regulations. It was alleged that there were three airmen on defendant's lorry, and that the military policeman had to jump out of the lorry's way when he gave the " Stop " signal.

A company director was fined E5 for a similar offence.

BID FOR BETTER LIGHTING FOR ROAD VEHICLES

DRIVERS of long-distance lorries and buses in Scotland want a relaxation of the black-out conditions for transport. Drivers claim that they should be allowed at least one full light. Many of the men drive over rural routes and they will derive little benefit from the improved lighting in cities and towns. Some drivers have had to retire owing to eye strain, whilst others have had to give up work because of the effect on their general health.

Mr. Arthur Gee, Scottish passenger group secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, says that the Union will make a strong protest and will ask other unions to co-operate in demanding better lighting for road transport.

TRANSPORT CLASSES AT LIVERPOOL COLLEGE rOMMENCING on September 30, classes on transport will be held at the Liverpool College of Commerce. Students will be prepared for the examination of the Institute of Transport and for the road transport diploma of the Royal Society of Arts. Instruction will be given in road-transport operation, elements of transport, economics of road transport, law of inland transport, economics and statistics.

TALK ON AMERICAN TWO. STROKE OIL ENGINE

NOTICE of a luncheon meeting to be held at . the Connaught Rooms, London, W.C.2, on October 5, is being circularized to members of the Institute of the Motor Trade. A sound film will be -shown and a short address given by Mr. Oscar C. Thomas, A M.S.A.E., of General Motors Corporation, on "The Adaptability of an American Two-stroke Diesel Engine."

GOOD WORK BY TRANSPORT MANAGERS ASSOCIATION WHEN the Road Transport (Goods) W Managers Association held a social evening in Leicester last week, Mr. Frank Platts, of Messrs. Platts Brothers, referred to the amount of good that the Association has done through its members. He pointed out that it was within his knowledge that principals of road-transport undertakings strong:T favoured the stand that the Association was taking in the many vital matters which, to-day, are affecting the industry.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN STEAM POWER?

,THE Ministry of Fuel and Power has I just issued two bulletins dealing with the use of steam. Bulletin No, 33 is entitled " Steam for Power " and deals with a normally tricky subject in

a common-sense manner.

. Bulletin No. 34 treats with the practical aspect and tells how to improve. the efficiency of a steam engine. It is entitled "The Efficient Operation of Steam Engines." Both bulletins are obtainable, free of charge, from the Ministry, or from the secretaries of the Regional Fuel Efficiency Committees.

ROAD WORK WHICH SHOULD BE STARTED NOW

THE Standing Joint Committee of the R.A.C.' the A.A., and the R.S.A.C. recommends that an immediate start should be made on survey and certain

constructional' work for the provision of a new, planned system of motor roads, coupled with the improvement of present roadS.

The expenditure of £70,000,000 annually on road repairs, and an additional £30,000,000 in the first year following the war is also 'urged. The committee expresses the view that work which should be started with a minimum of delay includes that on tunnels under the Thames at Dartford and Blackwall, and on bridges across the Lower Severn, the Forth, the Humber, the Thames (at Woolwich), and the Tyne. POST.WAR RUBBER PROBLEMS BEING EXPLORED

I T is announced by the M.O.S. that Officials of the British, United States and Netherlands Governments have completed exploratory conversation8 in London on post-war rubber problems. A comprehensive survey was made of the rubber situation, covering both natural and synthetic products. A large measure of agreement was reached on the broad outlines of the position, and on the nature of the problems that lie ahead. A first programme of studies has been prepared, and arrangements for carrying them out are being made.


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