"E11m. By-pass Will Not Solve Problem !! D ONCASTER'S new £1,200,000 by-pass
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will not solve the town's traffic problem, the watch committee were told last week. Mr. W. T. Davies, chief constable. said the road would probably take away 35-40 per cent. of traffic, particularly during summer and, as this would include many heavy vehicles, the burden would be eased. "One must, however, take into account the increased number of vehicles coming on to our roads each year," he pointed out. "By the time the by-pass is in operation, the amount of traffic taken from us by it will be replaced by additional vehicles operating locally. We shall be as badly off as ever." He urged the local authority vigorously to pursue its programme of road improvements, paying particular regard to the inner ring road, and a road from the font of the North Bridge to the east.
EXPERIMENTS MAY BRING DE-ICING OF BUS BAYS
I DEAS for introducing de-icing systems in bus bays, pedestrian crossings an roundabouts may result from an experi. ment now being tried at Coventry. Tht city eriuncil are to instal heating element; into the concrete ramps of a new roof-tor car park which is now being constructed. Automatic thermostatic and hygromatic apparatus will control the electrica. current during frost and snow. Mr. Granville Berry, city engineer and surveyor, says the success of the installation may have far-reaching results, as the Road Research Laboratory are taking a keen interest. Writing in the Road Campaign Council's Highway Times, Mr. Berry discusses other features of the city's roads programme. Traffic-free shopping centres have been constructed, where premises are served by rear-access roads. he says. Car parks are being treated as a matter of urgency, and eventually Coventry should be "a driver's dream."
R.H.A. PROTEST OVER RAIL PARCELS SERVICE
APARCELS service operated by British Railways in the Aberdeen district has brought protests from the Aberdeen Sub-area of the Road Haulage Association. The service was organized when Aberdeen Corporation stopped delivering parcels by bus.
.Local hauliers claim that the railway rate of 9d. per parcel up to 28 lb. is "ridiculously low." Mr. J. B. Mitchell, R.H.A. Scottish Area chairman, has advised members to lodge objections in April when the licence is due for renewal.
MAINTENANCE IMPROVING
WHEN examiners checked 87 commercial vehicles in Kidderminster recently, only three operators had to be taken to court. " It would appear that the standard of vehicles in the Kidderminster area is improving," said Mr. M. T. A. Matthews, for the Ministry of Transport, when the three were prosecuted last week.