Passing Comments U P and down the country, wherever one goes,
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one sees constant streams of road vehicles ably and expeditiously discharging their functions as carriers of necessities and munitions. All Hitler's blitzkrieg efforts are unavailing in slowing this tide, and it is seldom that the drivers park their vehicles to take cover when air-raid warnings are given. Each driver or his mate acts as a spotter, and, presumably, if things do become rather too warm, they may decide to take shelter_ for a brief period, but even this is seldom the case. Therefore, all honour to these men who carry on almost in the Naval tradition.
Air-raid Warnings Do Not Stop Drivers from Carrying On . . . .
Transport Jobs That are I ORRIES have carried many Unlikely to Prove PopI–Idelicate and, in some cases,
War dangerous loads, but those which convey to safe destinations for disposal unexploded bombs certainly take the biscuit, so far as the delicate nature of their burdens is concerned. No wonder they travel rapidly. The drivers must feel more than the usual urge to reach the ends of their journeys. Such men and those who dismantle or. lift the boinbs must be brave indeed. Probably the drivers belong to the Royal Engineers, but if, in some cases, they be civilians, then no praise can be too high. Incidentally, we heard the other day of a young and enthusiastic officer who was so keen on this work that he alone took up a bomb, put it on a trolley and wheeled it into the office of his commanding officer. The latter expressed his opinion so forcibly as might be calculated almost to have blown up all present on the spot. The young officer concerned seemed quite annoyed that his "pet " should be given such a cold shoulder, but this is the sort of man whom we want to answer Hitler's hate.
Send You r Goods QOMEWHAT late, although by Road Without he/none the less interesting and Delay significant, has come to us a story of a wholesale chemist who, last October, sent by rail some Christmas goods for delivery before the festive season. The following March the goods were returned by the customer,. as having arrived in bad condition and long after the selling time for the season had elapsed. No salvage was possible, and in the end the railway concerned had to pay in full for the loss, but, meanwhile, the chemist concerned had lost a certain amount of prestige.. How to Learn When the "Purple" is Over.
DURING the hours of darkness while the purple warning is in operation, it is usual
practice for the police to stop drivers and ask them to extinguish their head lamps. There appears, however, to be no machinery to indicate to many drivers when head lamps may again be used. In this connection, a simple method is suggested by the R.A.C. This is to keep an eye on public-service vehicles, as the conductors are usually informed fairly soon, and then again use the head lamps and interior lights. Otherwise, it is better to continue on the side lights until definite information can be obtained from a police post.
Improvement of TrafficTHERE, has been much talk _light Signals is Now A regarding the possible irn Needed provernent of traffic-light
signals, which will permit better illumination during the hours of daylight, but provide security in the black-out. It is certainly very difficult at present to ascertain, until one is almost on top of them, which signal is showing; particularly is this the case if there be brilliant sunshine. In some parts of the country special signals with hoods operable by single lever are being used, but it appears that, so far as the remainder of the country is concerned, matters of a more urgent nature have deferred further attempts in this direction.