E.C.E. Party Talk on Exhausts
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HE emission of harmful exhaust gases I has been discussed in Geneva by a working party on the construction of vehicles, a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Europe's Inland Transport Committee.
The party considered regulations in Belgium and West Germany under which the police can require a vehicle emitting excessive smoke to go to an official testing station for analysis of the exhaust gases.
Draft rules for direction indicators were also prepared. These stated that the semaphore type showing a steady light should be prohibited on new vehicles. Dimensions of rear number plates were considered. It was decided that there should be two types of plate, one having dimensions not exceeding 1 ft. 81 in. by in., and the other not exceeding 1 ft. 11 in. by 91 in.
The possibility of establishing international standards 'for rear-view mirrors and safety belts was also discussed, together with possible regulations for braking tests.
PERILOUS STATE WILL REMAIN TNTIL'there 'is a change of heart-by the Goverum' ent,' the perifrais -state of rural bus services will remain," -stated
Mr. G. A. Pitt, clerk of Louth Rural District Council, at. a recent meeting of the conned. He was referring to the pro posal of the _Lincolnshire Road. Car Co., Ltd., to olose the Louth-Horncastle serVice next month.-.:
He told members. that they had no right of objeetion,'. although Many ratepayers would be inconvenienced. • At,
Horncastle there appeared tci be attempts to secure an alternative service; but it was unlikely that anybody would take it on unless another licence could be surrendered, which would make the change worth while.
Cllr. R. E. West, who represented Tathwell, one of the villages on the route, said it was difficult to ask a company to run at a loss. " But to keep village life alive, we should make every endeavour to ensure that some transport facilities are made available."
DAVID BROWN DIRECTORS
FOLLOWING the re-forming of product groups of the David Brown Corporation, the directors of two groups have been announced. The board of • David Brown Tractors, Ltd.. parent company of the tractor and agricultural machinery group, comprises Mr. David Brown, chairman and joint managing director, Mr. David Brown, jnr., joint managing director, Mr. J. Thompson, general manager, Mr. L. V. Gallagher, manufacturing, and Mr. J. D. Elstone, marketing, On the board of Aston Martin, Lagonda, Ltd., parent company of the automobile group, are Mr. David Brown, chairman and managing director, Mr. J. Wc. cr. general manager, Mr. David Brown, jnr., Mr. J. Thompson and Mr. I. Stirling.