R.H.A. Terms for Support
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SO long as restrictions are not to be a substitute for road improvements, the Road Haulage Association will support Mr. Marples in his bold measures to beat traffic congestion. This view was expressed by Mr. R. B. Brittain, chairman of the Eastern Area of the Association, last Friday.
Referring to the Pink Zone, Mr. Brittain said it was clearly necessary tti devise something to keep traffic moving at the cost of a little hardship all round.
"What Mr. Marples must now remember," he said, "is that this sort of scheme is a palliative and not a cure. We view with alarm any tendency of the authorities, possibly misled by the Minister's enthusiasm, to pile on the bans under the illusion that they are solving the traffic problem. " Restrictions must not be made a substitute for improvements. That is the fundamental principle which I feel sure Mr. Marples has already grasped."
NEW X TYRE FOR 14-TON FOURWHEELERS
OF appeal to operators of four-wheeled I4-ton-gross lorries and high-speed passenger vehicles, the 10.00-20 X Zig Zag tyre, introduced by the Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd., can be used to replace 10.00-20 textile covers of 12-ply and 14-ply specification.
It has a load rating of 2 tons 61 cwt., the same as a 10.00-20 14-ply textile tyre, but is stated to cost the same as a 12-ply standard cover with a rating of 2 tons 1 cwt. The price is £39 10s. 6d., whilst the inner tube costs £3 15s. 6d.
For passenger-vehicle use the new X has a rating of 2 tons 81 cwt. for sustained speeds of up to 65 m.p.h. It supplements the 0.20 X tyre, which has a rating of 2 tons 11 cwt. and is more expensive.
CONDITIONS WORSE, BUT FAILURES FEWER
ALTHOUGH operating conditions had become more severe, tyre failures that occurred because of fatigue of casing constituents had been reduced. This was partly because stronger materials were now being used, Mr. T. French, of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., told the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London on Tuesday.
In the past few years the materials used in tyre construction had switched from vegetable derivatives (cotton and natural rubber) to completely synthetic products such as viscose yarn, nylon and man-made rubber.
Mr. French accused some vehicle makers of fitting tyres which were suitable for normal conditions but did not provide a sufficient performance margin for arduous duty.
VIXENS FOR PICKFORDS
AN order valued at £70,000 has been placed by B.R.S. (Pickfords), Ltd., for 68 Guy Vixen chassis. They will be fitted with pantechnicon bodies.