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The future on our roads visualized as "mobile houses chasing mobile shops," That the chief cause of antipathy to State transport is, in the opinion of many, itself, Of an American Exide battery with a transparent plastic case in polystyrene That modern vehicle design might be described as the drivers' benefit performance.
That Professor Picard might find more mysteries at the bottom of some inspection pits.
That the latest Daimler ambulance almost makes one want to be eligible as a passenger Of nationalization of road passenger transport in Bombay, to be followed by the same process for road haulage Hopes that the Bombay Government will not be parsimonious when compensating the existing Operators.
Of an old employee who, when asked how long he had been in the service of a concern, said, "24 years in years, but 33 years in hours."
That it is unlikely that he had been a driver.
That a bus company's mailbag contains many requests from enthusiasts for photographs and particulars of obsolete vehicles. Of precautions to prevent carriers at ports—but only those of diseases Of many who hold that the sinking of more capital in tramways is sheer waste.
That at least one important vehicle maker has discarded the.bontis incentive.
That it is often cheaper to split the goods into smaller lots and use the mails.
That for beet haulage in Persia apparently even Scamniells couldn't beat camels.
That it pains older drivers to be forced th slam hard the doors of many vehicles.
Of die-bards, alarmed by the increasing use of machinery, prophesying a robot world.
That road safety, campaigns use up too mtich money that should be spent on road safety That nowadays commercial vehicles frequently provide more comfortable accommodation for their drivers than do private cars.