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filHE Commercial -IMotor Show in November next will reveal a great many interesting things; the latest types of oil engine will constitute one feature. Another may be the number of medium-weight lorries designed for trailer haulage; if the Budget imposes heavier taxation upon large lorries this possibility will be converted.Ainto a certainty. Thirdly, there should be various steam-wagon developments of marked interest to all in the transport industry.
THERE are so many makers of devices for increasing the load capacity of the Ford by adding extra wheels, strengthening springs, increasing frame length, etc., that it is somewhat surprising that the field opened up by the largely extended use of Morris-Commercial products is not receiving greater attention in this respect. Probably it is because the earlier Fords were so ubiquitous that they created a fashion which is still being followed by those who favour this make of vehicle.
n18 THE recent snowy weather in London made the mobility of the bus, as compared with the rail-bound tram, very apparent , to everybody. In districts much frequented by horsed traffic the blockage of the tram lines, by horses struggling for a foothold, much reduced tram speeds; intending passengers took to buses instead. The use of pneumatic tyres has done much to improve the non-skidding properties of buses, which suffered comparatively little in the Arctic conditions of the Metropolis last week.
THERE are plenty of large stretches of territory which, for the want of roads, have not yet been opened up commercially. Everyone of them constitutes a potential market for British commercial motors. It appears that exploitation of the highly productive Ethiopian provinces to the south and west of Addis Ababa waits upon the construction Of a highway linking these areas with the railhead at the capital, plans for which are, at the present time, under consideration. TEE importance of good lights is obvious, but the need for adequate illumination is emphasized by a practice which obtains in parts of the Midlands. The dumping of loads of coal in the roadway, outside cottages, is apt to cause obstruction during the day, but when such obstacles are encountered, unlighted, in the dark the consequences may be dangerous. This is particularly the case in urban areas where headlamps are usually switched off to avoid dazzle. Those of our readers who are on local-government work might bear this point in mind when dealing with traffic problems in their districts.
UNDER the new Construction and Use Regulations it is necessary to install temporary wings on chassis out on test or being delivered by road. In the case of large concerns handling numbers of chassis of similar types it is possible to have standard sets of wings ready to bolt in place, but the small trader, who may handle many varieties of machine, is often faced with an extra two hours' work, merely to meet this requirement. Thus does bureaucracy fetter those in industry.
THE Minister of Transport is considering another scheme! The idea appears to be the sending out to holders of driving licences of cards or other circulars .strongly urging _abstinence from alcoholic liquor during hours in which they may be driving. As such a form of reminder is unnecessary in the case of the ordinary citizen and will be utterly worthless in the case of the hardened " soaker " it will be so much money thrown away. The same sum might be spent to advantage in improving a few dangerous crossroads; it would save more human suffering.