Police Try Flares to Warn of Accidents
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THEMetropolitan Police have been experimenting with flares which can be put in the road sufficiently far away from an accident to warn drivers travelling in each direction that they are approaching the scene of an accident. The flares are like a large firework, and burn for a period of approximately 10-12 minutes with a red glow.
As well as these flares. experiments are being made with notice boards bearing such wording as "PoliceAccident—Go Slow" in coloured reflecting materials. These notices will be placed between the flares and the scene of the accident. Drivers will thus have a sequence of warnings—the red flare, followed by the notice board— which, it is hoped, will enable them to stop or reduce speed sufficiently to negotiate safely any obstruction in the road resulting from the accident.
In addition to ensuring the safety of other drivers, the use of these flares and notices immediately following the arrival of a police car at the scene of an accident will enable every member of the crew to concentrate on dealing with the accident—without the need to sparc one or more policemen to warn and control approaching traffic.
The experiments are likely to continue throughout the winter months.
JAMAICAN-BUILT LUXURY BUS A LUXURY 41-seat bus, the first of rt its kind to be completed in Jamaica, is to go into service on the KingstonMontego Bay route of the Mayflower Bus Service, Kingston. The chassis is a Leyland Royal Tiger . Worldmaster with 150 b.h.p. engine and two-pedal control.
The all-steel body was built locally under the supervision of a representative of Thomas Harrington. Ltd., and was specially designed to reduce road noise. It has full ventilation arrangements and is dust-proofed.
The bus. which is 30 ft. long, cost more than £7,000.
OBITUARY
WE regret to announce the death of MR. NORMAN E. Box. Mr, Box, who was 76, was a pioneer of heavy haulage in Britain and he died
while on holiday in Canada. At the time of his death he was managing direci.or of the Box Grouting and Spraying Co., Ltd: