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Australian Operator THE Fcxlen concern has Supplies Road-safety A brought to our notice
Slogans several clever, and in some cases humorous, road-safety slogans published by one of its Australian customers. Murray. Valley Coaches, Ltd , of Melbourne. They form a regular feature of this user's house magazine. It seems that, despite Australia's small population, it alSO has problems in this direction. Typical of the Slogans are the following:— ' Car; Caress; Carelesse ("arose Misprint: "Beware of sharp coroners "
Don't learn traffic rules by ACCIDENT.
Pedestrians.-don't walk yourself to death.
ICS better, to he a few minutes late--than dead on time!
He was such a trick when driving that one of his
passengers died .1a ugh ing ,
At _intersections, danger conies from four direc, "lionsBe four times as careful. Undertaker's notice on well-known highway: " be the last man to let you down!'
You Should Know THE transport of beer . by
the Bee r Yo u road, whether. it • -be in
tankers, casks or bottles, is
one of the busiest of the activities in ,this. spkie$,and. occupies. a large number of motor 'vehiClei;fright don' to the 'srhallest parcelcar. floW feW-peop0e,.110)*vever, really-know what beer is, .*,.here it coMes:from,and how it is brewed.We were, therefore. .particularly intereste:d in an .informative booklet , entitled." Where Does.,:that. Glorious Beer Come .'r-oin? "issud -by Fremlins; Ltd., the-Wellknown brewing concern of Maidstone, which., inci
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dentally, operates an extensive fleet of Dennis' vehicles. Admittedly, not much is written in it on transport, but there must have been early difficulties in that direction, for beer brewed in Burton-on-Trent was being sold at "Ye Peacocke" in Grays' Inn Lane, London, in 1630 The brewer is described as an "artist in bio-chemistry." and the earliest trace of brewing comes from Babylon, where crude beer was prepared for sacrificial purposes. This dates from about 7,000 a c, and by 4,000 B.C. 16 varieties were available there. It was well known in Imperial Egypt and Greece, and is said to have been prepared by the ancient Britons; later, the brews of the monks became famous. We trace in the style that of our old friend, A. Pepys Squire, formerly in charge of Dennis publicity.
A Conductor's Terse WHILST everyone will Farewell to His Trolley" admit that during rush
birs hours the conductor's lot, is
not a happy one, few would welcome -an 'opportunity to help the harrassed fire-collector. A short while ago a passenger on a London. trolleybus Was told by a conductor: "If you want my.job, you can have it "—an invitation, which did not appear to have been taken up. Subsequently this conductor, so it seems from the court peoceedins which later took place, ordered his •passemT,ers oil the bus, pulled down the trolley arms from the overhead wires, said lie, ..had finished. with London Transport,. and had had _enough. of his •job, His eiaet expression apparently was ." I've Rimed it in What he bad tut i:ito is not quite clear, but if p. obvious that 70-seat double-deckers are scarcely a paradise, even for the most mild-tempered conductor. i-our Easy Steps to potmt stages in the evolu
Success in Nat;onalization Of a nationalized ti on . . industry were recently traced
by Mr. David Gammans, M.P. The first was the renting of an expensive suite of offices and the engagement of a large staff. The second—vital to the success of the undertaking—was the publication of a magazine printed on the finest art paper. Next, the price of the commodity or facilities offered should be raised and the standard of service lowered. Finally, a strike should be arranged. Success would then be automatic.
No "Goodwill" nWNER-DRIVERS whose Compensation for an ‘—'permits are to be revoked
Owner-driver should think twice, and then
again, before offering their businesses to the Road Haulage Executive. In a case which has come to the notice of "The Commercial Motor," the R.H.B.is reported to have refused to pay compensation for what is erroneously termed "goodwill," because the owner-driver's wages were held to have come out of profits. His average profit was £450 a year. He now drives his forme] vehicle for the Executive for E6 a week In this instance, goodwill" would hardly be an appropriate term, especially to describe the attitude of the one-time owner-driver towards the R.H.E.
Newtype Map is TO assis`. British and over Confined to Road L seas users of its Drive Numbers Yourself" service, Daimler Hire, Ltd., 243, Knights-bridge, London, S.W.7, has, in conjunction with a cartographer, Mr. Paul Stanley, produced a new and simple type of map known as the " Roadfinder." This is based exclusively on the numbered-road system and includes a concise explanation of it in fewer than 250 words. Its object is to avoid difficulties with old-fashioned signposting and unfamiliar place names. Folded, the map measures 71 ins. by 41 ins., and it opens to 28 ins. by 221 ins.