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That if blue petrol won't stop pinking, what will?
The query : "Are there such things as luxury roads?"
Of those who think that only the best roads are good enough.
That the post-boxes on Southdown buses will be warmly welcomed.
The prophecy that a day will come when there'll be nothing but pneu under the sun.
That road transport in Australia provides nearly twice as much employment as do the railways.
Of last buses carrying burglars.
The railways cannot live on only the roads.
Of little scope left for better battery service.
That the more oiliness the nearer to noiselessness.
Of roads flooded with water as well as by lights.
That the exclusive right to the term "iron roads" may soon be reft from the railways.
The suggestion that the Dodge• disc-type transmission brake might be called "Goody Two-shoes." • That as larger pneumatic cross-sections appear pressures will almost disappear.
That any " economy " in road construction is a brake on the wheels of national prosperity.
That some of the mobile police show a regrettable inclination towards incrimination without discrimination.
Of country places with only long-distance bus services.
That the inhabitants in such cases would welcome the concession of being able to get aboard without having to undertake a previous journey to buy a ticket.
That some transportholding companies are finding it hard to decide what to hold.
That load capacity and power above normal requirements pay in nine cases out of 10.
That exceptionally low petrol prices will account for much of some buscompany, dividends this year'.
That helping the hauliers to save themselves from self-extermination is uphill work.
That their reluctance to work together in the matter ef rates is the railways'• finest weapon against them.