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Throwing a Light on Safe Driving

18th May 1945, Page 35
18th May 1945
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Page 35, 18th May 1945 — Throwing a Light on Safe Driving
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Keywords : Steam Wagon

AA LIVIOST at the conclusiOn of his office as Coramissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Philip Game, G.C.V.O., G.B.E., K.C.B„ undertook the agreeable task of presenting long-term awards to petroland steam-vehicle drivers and horse carmen of the Gas Light and 'Coke Co., which has .a driving personnel of just under 950 men.

Two of them, Messrs. G. Bennett and H. J. Pridmore, have just qualified for the coveted 25-year cross: Between them they have travelled over 1,000,000 miles without blameworthy 'accident. Six others received brooches for 20 years, 44, for 15, 149 gold medals for 10, and 304 silver medals for five. These figures exclude men dealing with homes.

During Ibis period the company's vans have travelled over 100,000,000 TillieS, and the company his paid £10,000 in awards for safe driving.

In the centre of the accompanying picture, but partly obscured, is an extremely well-finished working model of a Sentinel steam wagon.. This can travel at 3 m.p.h., and was made by the transport department's chief mechanical foreman, Mr. F. E. Pattyi.

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