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not seem to be given to cernible Highways . making roads with light coloured surfaces, or, at least, with clearly seen boundaries. There are too many highways which, on a wet night, appear to drivers as shiny black strips vaguely defined by only slightly less black and shiny verges. To travel from such a road to one that has a lighter surface, or to one boldly marked by white kerbstones, is to experience a feeling of relief, and lessened strain means increased safety.
No Excuse for Roads (IN a recent occasion the that are Slippery 'LI British Granite and WhinWhen Wet . . . . stone Federation exhibited a
piece of road surface from the promenade at Douglas, Isle of Man. Its interest lies in the fact that on it cars have raced, when rain has been falling, at 120 m.p.h. without skidding. Whilst surfacing material with first-class non-skid properties such as this is available, roads continue to be topdressed with substances that sometimes defy the tyremakers' finest efforts.
An American Tribute IT is seldom that important to a British Oil linstitutions in one country go Engine out of their way to pay tribute to the manufactures of another. In this connection, R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd., Dursley, Gloucester, has received from the National Schools of Los Angeles, California, a high commendation of a Lister 8 -h.p. oil engine. Tests have *shown that it meets the maker's guarantee as to fuel consumption, is one of the best units in a col
lection of 20 engines (especially as to clean combustion, smooth running and easy starting), and has been operated by more than 3,000 students without difficulty. The letter concludes with the statement that the school authorities have never had a more reliable engine in its department or one requiring less attention.
The Tribulations of THE average London bus a L on don Bus ConI conductor is a phlegmatic ductor individual and indeed he has . to be, as the following incident goes to show. An old lady mounted a bus shortly before it reached Turnpike Lane Station. When the conductor came along to collect the fares, when the bus was nearly opposite the station, the old lady said : "How much?" "Where to, madam?" asked the conductor. "To the station," she replied. "Which station?" said the conductor. '" Amos Grove," said the passenger. By this cross-examination the conductor was eventually able to arrive at the appropriate fare.