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13th October 1967
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

ViewBY THE HAWK

Don't!

RIGHTLY, with breathalyzers in, there has been a spate of drinkand-driving warnings. Nobody need be in any doubt about the law. There have been ads in the papers; applicants for excise licences get a sage little booklet with their reply; and both AA and RAC have produced pamphlets setting out the matter in sensible fashion.

The AA and RAC suggest that anyone picked up via breathalyzing and given the option of urine or blood tests should always opt for the blood test: the other is lass accurate.

This new law is going to bring far more sweeping changes in social habits than most people realize. For one thing, some gay transport gatherings will have to sober up a bit—which is no bad thing.

But my main hope is that the real drunks, on giving up driving home to avoid the risk of losing their licence, don't add to the drink-sodden brutes on the late buses who beat up conductors.

Southdown in Normandy

SOUTHDOWN MOTOR SERVICES LTD. sent two doubledeck buses across to Dieppe for the recent Sussex/Normandy Fair. These buses operated a special local service in Dieppe, taking people to and from the exhibition.

One was a normal double-deck vehicle as operated on local services, the other an open top double decker.

The buses had special exterior side-boards fixed, advertising the exhibition, and advertising space was taken inside the buses by Sussex coastal resorts and by some of the British exhibitors at the Fair.

During the nine-day exhibition, Southdown ran a day special inclusive no-passport day excursion from Brighton, Worthing, Eastbourne and intermediate points. The fare of 85s (children 57s) covered coach travel to and from Newhaven; boat from Newhaven to Dieppe and return; a sightseeing excursion in Dieppe; lunch (including a glass of wine); entrance to the exhibition; and transfer to and from the exhibition in Dieppe.

Off-beat idea

SERGEANT R. D. ROSE, of Wiltshire Constabulary, put his thinking cap (or helmet) on, and wrote to RoSPA suggesting it should hold an amateur eine-film competition on safety for its golden jubilee. He speaks with some authority on both subjects; his Police duty has included three years with the photographic branch, and he is a keen eine-photographer.

"I am a great believer in the pictorial way of demonstrating road safety", he tells me. "Lorry drivers are as a rule very co-operative on road safety and maintain a high standard of driving."

The RoSPA competition has now been sponsored to the extent of £1,500, and entry is in three categories: road safety, industrial safety, and home safety. Entry forms are available from RoSPA, (FC), Terminal House 52 Grosvenor Gardens, SW1, and must be submitted by May 31, 1968 (amateurs only, please).

Foreign facts

THE "facts" are back—says a news release which has just dropped on to my desk. As a pro-Marketeer I hope they are an omen, for the facts in question relate to the Common Market.

They are published in a booklet—called simply "The Facts"— which has been brought up to date and republished now that things are warming up again—or are they?

Anyway, I found this background to the EEC negotiations fascinating, and anyone who is seriously interested can get a copy (2s each), or a companion booklet "Uniting Europe" for is, from newsagents. Add 4d a copy for postage and you can get them direct from Surridge Dawson (Productions) Ltd., 26 Aberdare Street, London 5E1. There's a sizeable discount for bulk orders by schools and so forth.

Oh, by the way. They are produced by the Information Service of the European Communities, so those facts should be right.

Going begging?

ANYONE want a depot in Maidstone? I see that the BRS one offered at an auction last week was not sold and is now available for disposal by private treaty, with vacant possession.

This desirable, etc., is at 215/233 Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent, and comprises a single-floor building of about 18,750 sq. ft. plus adjoining house, large hard-surfaced yards and land with consent for use as a vehicle park.

I have no interest in the matter, other than passing on this possibly useful piece of information to operators. A call• to the agents at Metropolitan (London) 8001 is advised.


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