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Of cabby fears re cab fares.
That the coach has banged the " charry."
Of bigger mileages weekly by motor coaches.
That the Road Fund plunder is a crop of blunders.
That victory is to the vehicles which roll on rubbered That the best location for a shop is where the motorbuses stop.
That it pays to conquer on the road only if one stays on afterwards. 0 " To trail or not to trail?" is the haulier's question, a.nd S.T.R. is answering it.
That the cleaning of small coal by air under pressure is beating washing it with water.
Of fewer very heavy goods vehicles with only two axles likely in the future to be in the long run.
That railway shibboleths have greatly advanced and advertised the cause of mechanical road transport.
Of more and more daily papers which are becoming 7nore and more satisfied that the future of our roads matters nationally.
Of rows in the railway world over the best methods of -rousing up their sleepy ways so as to give value for their raised rates.
That heavier fuels will need some district fillip before they are likely to be used to fill up for service under variable power loads.
That the S.M.M. and T. Commercial Vehicle Exhibition in November next is expected to produce the first really decent profit for the promoters.
-How a Sussex farm dog, having once had food thrown to him from a-steam-roller, held up the vehicle every morning, refusing to move until the driver "paid him to go away."
That the duty for which any traffic manager is chiefly paid is to take effective steps to create new loading for points on the system so far as possible from those of origination.
That, although there's less difference now than there used to be between the prices of heavy oils and of any petrol, those who believe in the future use of heavy oil for adapted commercial motor engines are by no means downhearted.
That, whilst the Minister of Transport is to be thrown over, there seems to be little prospect of getting away from the far-fetched delight and transports of other Ministers concerning the imaginary economics which are to result.
'Tis the fashion, it seems, to-day For many a Briton to say, No matter what we essay, We're nothing to "Are we in for another draught year? '
That British tar cures slipping sickness.
That an old hand often has the best grip. Of provincial bus traffic that is out of hand. Of the making of many garages there is no end.
That in calculating journey, time it is well to leave a margin. 0 Of slow-thinking authorities that have now decided "the bus has come to stay."
That express bus services are being instituted in many parts of the country.
That there should be a good market for steel-sided Tans among the Chicago gunmen.
Of the foolish ones, who take care of the oil and let working parts take care of themselves.
That in motor coach design it is important that every body should be made to suit everybody's body.
That, when overloading causes pneumatics (like Jericho) to weaken the walls, they go to Jericho.
Of many inquiries from readers who are undertaking long bus journeys in preference to using the railway.
That motors were well to the fore in the parade and procession of vehicles organized by the Birmingham Cooperative Society, Ltd., and held on Wednesday of last week, The suggestion that co-operation in bus-timing between rival services in some parts of the country would be to their mutual advantage and greatly benefit the travelling public.
That the alteration of taximeters, consequent upon the introduction of reduced cab fares, will take many months to complete and cost many thousands.
That each penny off or on petrol, if maintained for a year, represents nearly two per cent, of dividend for most motorbus companies, provided all other things remain as they are—which as a rule they don't, That recent road improvements have enabled drivers to take advantage of the Rocky Lane short cut, between Hayward's Heath and Burgess Hill, Sussex. Also that the erection of a garage with three petrol pumps has greatly added to the convenience of the route.