Reflecting Signs to Increase Safety
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WITH the object of increasing safety at night, a new series of reflecting signs has been designed by Adams and Benson, Ltd., Albion, West Bromwich. Standard designs provide for trailers, vehicles on tow and lengthy loads, and make obvious to an overtaking driver the nature of a vehicle ahead.
A long series of practical tests has been carried out on the company's vehicles, running on their ordinary duties, and at a special demonstration given to a representative of The Comnierctal Motor, a machine bearing a " Trailer" board was picked up by the normal headlights of a car at a distance of over 150 yds.—well before it was possible to see the bodywork.
The boards, which measure 3 ft. 3 ins. by 8 ins., are made up of nine
ply z.lwood. They are given several coats of black paint for the background, with white for the lettering, and then varnished. Every letter is studded with reflectors of a special pattern, each incorporating 19 tiny lenses.
The reflector is mounted in an aluminium collar, which exactly fits recesses made in the timber. At the rear, the edges of the collar are spun over and backed up with putty. The back is then bonded with white lead and blacked over. The edges of the boards are bound with metal strip and rubber buffers are fixed at each corner.
The price of 35s. includes all fittings arid a wood' cafe for storage.