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From our Parliamentary Correspondent
THE Minister of Transport agreed in the Commons this week that some lorries were so constructed that their drivers found it difficult to see pedestrians crossing immediately in front of them when they were stationary.
"1 shall keep the position under review," he promised Mr. Ronald Russell (Cons., Wembley South). who had raised the matter, and urged the Minister to consult with the motor industry, with a view to remedying this danger to pedestrians.
The motor industry had given much attention to this problem in recent years, pointed out Mr. Marples, and visibility from the cabs of modern lorries had been gradually improved, so that drivers could see most pedestrians.
More recently, he added, the fitting of additional transparent panels at a lower level in some cases had enabled the driver to see part of the roadway immediately in front of his vehicle on the nearside.
Wages and Fares
THE time lag between the award of I wage increases and the granting of permission to raise fares, was referred to by Mr. T. Robert Williams, chairman of the Aldershot and District Traction Co., Ltd., at the company's annual meeting last week.
Although the most recent wage award was effective from May 10, it was impossible for the application for a revision of fares to be heard before the early part of July, said Mr. Williams. This meant, he went on, that for well over two months they would have to continue running at their present fares even though they continucd to pay out the wage increase to their employees.
"There is a clear case for giving responsible companies such as ours some freedom of adjustment to cover such eventualities." he added.
U.S. AXLES TO BE MADE IN U.K.
ALICENCE for the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell the range of Rockwell double reduction axles in the U.K. has been granted to Centrax, Ltd.. Newton Abbot, by the Rockwell Standard Corp., U.S.A.
These axles have capacities up to 150,000 lb., and incorporate hypoid gears and epicyclic hub gearing.
COVENTRY DEFICIT
THE accounts of Coventry transport department for the year ended March 31 last show a deficit on the year of £5,466, compared with a surplus of £34,196 in the previous year. Income was up by £99,068, but working expenses increased by £154,888.
Mileage increased by 173,412, but passenger journeys went up by only 228,356.