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That S.T.R. also stands for solving transport riddles.
That EGO 1 would be a good registration plate for a road-hog.
That, although driver testers must not be tipped, tipper drivers must be tested.
Of an old lady who said that it seemed such a pity that a pioneer of petrol should be carless.
That road-tarring by contractors is done more speedily and efficaciously than by local labour under a foreman who "knows a bit about it."
Someone saying that the legend "hops only " on a lorry might be taken as a reflection On its performance.
That "keep your eye on the road" is as essential to good driving as "keep your eye on the ball" is to the successful playing of golf.
That, in some areas, railway applications for extra vehicles are not required to contain the same wealth of detailed information as is ixpected front. other Operators
Of more landslides blocking the Highland roads.
Of the farm car as the most put-upon "willing horse."
That " In at the top and out at the bottom" is the slogan used by the builders of the bodywork of three special six-wheeled vans employed by the Edinburgh Corporation for land reclamation work.
That the vehicles are loae ed with ashes through the roof from overhead hoppers, the material being deposited and spread by a Principality moving floor.
That firemen at.Kriebworth, Herts, are building their own station to house a new, engine.
That the use of suction-gas producers for commercial vehicles is diminishing in France, where it was once so popular.
That this is mainly due to lack of official encouragement.
That the uncontrolled classes of road user—pedestrians and pedal cyclists—are responsible for more than half of the fatal aecidents.