Good Results of T.R.T.A. Campaign
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FIRST results of the campaign against bans on loading and unloading goods vehicles have been "most setisfactory," state the Traders' Road ransport Association.
Two points have arisen from the large amount of correspondence that has developed. One is that members should always instruct drivers to contact a police officer whenever they feel they are in any difficulty in stopping to load or unload.
"They can be assured that the police are always only too ready to do any'hing possible to help if approached for guidance and assistance," affirm th T.R.T.A.
it is also necessary that Operators should ensure that Vehicles are not left unnecessarily parked in streets carrying heavy traffic.
Members have again been reminded that it is important for them to inform the Association immediately they hear of any proposal to restrict traffic, whether in their own district or
ICJ. NOT LIABLE FOR DRIVER'S INJURY HE Court of Appeal last week accepted a contention by Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., that they were not liable for an accident to a British Road Services' lorry driver at one of their depots.
The court allowed the company's anocal against an award by Mr. Justice Oliver. at Manchester Assizes, of £2,341 to Mr. John Thomas O'Reilly, Clayton Street, Hulme, whose back was injured by a drum falling on it when he was unloading a lorry at Thornton-le-Fylde.
CARS DELAY BUSES l'OULTILATERAL car parking after nil 4 p.m. was the chief cause of delay to corporation buses, Cllr. S. Bridges, chairman of Leicester Transport Committee, stated last week. Nothing could be done until the Ministry of Transport confirmed a proposal to extend the hours during which parking in the city centre• was banned.
A survey had shown that one peakhour bus took 20 minutes on a halfmile .journey scheduled to take 31 Ill Mmes.