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the I\. north -west werefar higher than they needed to be, because of Lancashire's out-of-date road ,system, said Mr. C. T. Brunner, chairman of the Institute of Transport, at the opening of the British Road Federation's exhibition in Liverpool on 'Monday. With the,excep: don of London, congestion was more severe in Lancashire than anywhere else in the country and . transport vehicles had to make wide detours to avoid delays.
The Lancashire north-south route had a black record in respect of casualties and cost vast sums in the deterioration of engines, brakes and tyres. When 20th-century machines were using 19thcentury highways excessive costs were placed on the transport of goods by road. The Liverpool-East Lancashire road (A58) cost some £2.2m. to build, but saved an estimated £600,000 annually in vehicle operating costs, apart from the reduction in accidents.
The exhibition, " New Roads for Lancashire," is open until tomorrow at the Central Hall. The show is being organized in co-operation with the Lancashire and Merseyside Industrial Development Association and is intended to focus public attention on the urgent need for improved roads.
TANKER CRASH VERDICT
AVERDICT of accidental death was recorded at the coroner's oourt at Lambourn, on Tuesday, at the inquest on Reginald Eli Bungay, who died when a tanker carrying 3,600 gallons of jet fuel crashed and caught fire in Lambourn on April 7.
The vehicle was owned by Bulwark Transport, Ltd., whose chief engineer, Mr. R. A. Rogers, said that examination of it after the accident suggested that it was in sound mechanical condition. He could not give any reason why it should have failed to stop. Witnesses estimated the speed of the tanker at 50-60 m.p.h. It was suggested that at the time the vehicle was out of gear.
The jury added a rider that signs indicating a steep hill and an S-bend should be erected at Coppington Hill, Hungerford, and expressed appreciation of the driver's efforts to save life.
NEW POWER FLOOR-SCRAPER
J)ESIGNED to remove built-up deposits of impacted grease, dirt and other material from factory floors, the new Dixon power floor-scraper is claimed to have a working speed at least four times faster than is possible by other methods.
The machine incorporates a powerful brush, the bristles of which are made of hardened plough-share steel It is one-man operated and costs £92 10s. 6d. The makers are Columbus-Dixon, Ltd., Capitol Works, Empire Way, Wembley, Middx.