New Rules for 'owed Combines ?
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ECIAL safety regulations are to be ailed for by North Cotswold Safety 'mince to govern the carriage of implements on the roads. This e follows a case before Stow-onWold magistrates, last week, coning a motorcyclist who ran into :lifting apparatus of a combine harttr being towed on the road by a tor. A projecting " finger" severed motorcyclist's right leg below the aac Nolan Wood, Clapton-on-the, was summoned for using a trailer he road in a dangerous condition. harvester was 10 ft. wide and pro!d across the crown of the road. As tractor reached a bend the motorst came from the opposite direr and collided with the fingers, which ; unprotected.
'ood, who pleaded not guilty, said he pulled in to the near side and :c1 when he saw the motorcyclist ins.
fling Wood £2, the chairman said the spikes of the cutter bar of the ester should have been protected. -e was an obligation upon road ; to protect the dangerous parts of cies.
PRIZES FOR COURTESY BY WALSALL POLICE
WARDS for drivers who show exceptional consideration are to be .1 by Walsall police. Inspector J. ins, in charge of the road safety rtment, has said that they hoped to rovided either with funds or some biy inscribed propelling pencils, similar articles, by the Royal :ty for the Prevention of Accidents. iscourtcous road users, particularly ding drivers, will receive politely sed rebukes from the crew of one vo specially manned patrol cars.
PLASTICS FOR VEHICLES
PAPER on glass-reinforced plastics in vehicle construction is to be by H. Silman, research manager of .7ord Motor Co., Ltd., at the British ics Exhibition and Convention to eld at Olympia, London, from June This lecture will be delivered on 9. Other papers will deal with 1 and sponge products, as used for ffstery in the latest London Transbus.
.tne of the exhibitors are to place lasis on the use of plastics in corn
ial A four-page article he subject was published in The mercial Motor last week.
NISTER HEARS FARES CASE NCESSION fares for old-age pensioners on municipally operated s were discussed with the Minister ransport last week by a deputation senting 20 local authorities Their :s were given in last week's issue.