Delivery Vans and Child Deaths
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ANATIONAL inquiry into the rising number of child deaths caused by delivery vans and mobile shops and methods of preventing them may be sought by the national association of county highway and road safety chiefs. They recently focused attention on the fact that mobile shops, parked for considerable periods on housing estates, constituted a " death trap" for youngsters. It was urged that the fitting of guard rails to mobile shops should be made compulsory.
The Ministry of Transport state: "Although the provision of guard rails on occasion may be helpful, they are by no means a complete answer to the problem, because experience has shown that many of the accidents would still have occurred even if guard rails had been fitted. Ultimately, of course, it is the driver's vigilance which is the deciding factor in the avoidance of accidents of this kind.
The Ministry say they do, however, keep a close watch on any developments which may reduce the risk of small children being run over in this way.
However, a curb on the parking of commercial vehicles in residential roads, said to be on the increase, is sought by the town planning committee of the Association of Municipal Corporations.
C.W.S. INTRODUCE 100 MOBILE SHOPS
THE bread and confectionery division of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, Ltd., are introducing 100 mobile bread shops in Lancashire; North Wales and North Lincolnshire, following agreements made with local societies to take over their bakeries.
B.M.C. will supply 1-ton chassis which will have composite bodywork built by C.W.S. motor trade department. The serving compartment is at the rear.
• There is racking for 42 trays. It is stated that the vehicles will supplement the use of ordinary delivery vans.
There is keen competition in bread sales, and the• employment of such a number of mobile shops represents a determined effort by the C.W.S. to retain a large share of it.
INCREASE NOTED
ALTHOUGH the management of the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd., do not officially recognize the National and Local Government Officers' Association, the Association has noted salary increases, varying from £25 to £50, since they made representations to the company.
Officers of Nalgo. the Transport and General Workers' Union and the National Union of Railwaymen, meet on May 20 and hope to make a further joint approach to Tillings Transport (B.T.C.), Ltd., for the setting up of machinery to govern the salaries and working conditions of supervisory and clerical employees.