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18th March 1949, Page 3
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

That stepping on the gas is often as fatal as inhaling it.

That in 1950 the U.S.A. is to spend 121,000,000 on military motor vehicles.

That secretaries of clubs and other institutions of this nature must be careful how they arrange private coaching parties.

That one football club secretary was recently fined for advertising such a trip.

That taxonomy is a department of natural history treating with the principles of classification—not with unnatural taxation.

That Ford of America is experimenting with overhead valves for the V8 engine, but years may elapse before any results are put into practice.

That the Institute of Directors is to fight proposals which are unfair to its members—of these, nationalization is probably the most important. That " removals "—not all for households--are increasing.

That horsed transport is becoming increasingly out of place in congested traffic.

That buses and other motor vehicles often have to follow drays and carts for long distances before overtaking them without risk.

Threats of higher taxation in general to meet further .Socialist experiments.

That America is using a high-pressure steam jenny to clean trucks in 20 minutes.

That this can remove road dirt which sometimes adds as much as 400 lb. to the weight.

That noise and power absorption for cooling are major problems with most air-cooled engines.

That some think the yawning gaps caused by repairs to " services " cause less inconvenience to road users than the ridges or furrows usually left.

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