Yellow Bulbs No Cure for Dazzle
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VELLOW head lamp bulbs will not I solve the dazzle problem. This is stated with confidence" by the Road Research Laboratory, who have conducted track testt They say that 13ritish drivers who visit France, where yellow head lamps are the only type allowed, and return to this country impressed by the French system and suggest it should be adopted here, forget that the British type of head lamp beam is less sharply defined and more powerful than the French.
Twenty drivers took part in the tests, in which both white and yellow head lamp bulbs were used. More than half preferred white light. Some thought yellow light slightly less glaring, but all felt that the difference between white and yellow beams was small.
67-SEAT ROYAL TIGER
ANEW Leyland Tiger 67-scat singledecker has been demonstrated in South Africa. Designed for use on native services, the vehicle has many features which make for economy in manufacture.
Roof ventilators are not necessary because a 1-in, gap at the top of alternate drop windows is allowed. The seats are framed in tubular steel and are slatted.
Bodywork was built by Bus Bodies (S.A.), Ltd., Port Elizabeth. Length is 35 ft., width 8 ft. 2Ain. and height 10 ft.
SWEDEN TO HAVE LEYLAND CLUB
ALEYLAND club in Sweden is to be inaugurated by a party of Swedish lorry drivers, haulage contractors and sales officials who returned to Sweden this week after a visit to this country.
The drivers and contractors were winners of a competition devised to popularize British vehicles in Sweden. It was organized by Forenade Bil, Malmo, and is now in its second year. About 1,000 entries for this year's competition were received.
The winners made a two-day tour of the Lancashire factories of Leyland Motors, Ltd., visited London, the Lake District, and Blackpool. They were Mr. T. Christoffersson, .Mr. G. Monti, both drivers, and -two contractors, Mr. 0. Nordstrom and Mr. L. Lindqvist.