• You drive down the High Street in your large
14th February 1987, Page 40
14th February 1987
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Page 40, 14th February 1987
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delivery truck, find a parking space on the road as there is no service entrance, make the drop, jump back into the cab, reverse before pulling out and . . crunch. Someone has
parked their car a few centimetres behind you when you were't looking and it doesn't show in the rear view mirror. Well that's history for the drivers of the Northern Ireland firm Maine Soft Drinks because someone had the bright
idea of sticking a warning sign on the back of each delivery vehicle. The sticker reads: CAUTION: please do not park behind this vehicle without warning the driver. A Maine spokesman said: "Since we introduced the warning signs, accidents of this type have dramatically decreased in number. It is surprising just how effective it has been."