One Hears
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Of some operators who still favour magnetos.
The legal days of solid tyres are fast ebbing away; yet when the date was originally fixed it seemed ages off.
The query: "Who will be the last user to order a set, computing how to get full mileage for the outlay?"
Of a no more pathetic sight than a lonely driver miles from anywhere, with an unobstructed view, punctiliously obeying automatic traffic signals.
That it is, nevertheless, a picture most pleasing to the official mind.
Of trolleybuses being described as " phantom " transport.
Of flower vases—seldom empty—in the cabs of some lorries.
That in the old days even the water would not have "stayed put."
That in some passenger vehicles the bodies represent nearly two-thirds of the total cost.
That some drivers think the ideal Christmas wish is 'Pace on earth, good wheel to men." Successor not? Many engineers believe the former.
That many traders are realizing that it takes a specialist to sell and service commercial vehicles.
That some of them are trying to catch up to that expert knowledge which others began to acquire long years ago.
Of a ForcLson tractor in use on a Somersetshire farm for 17 years and only now calling for overhaul.
That the increasing exterior surface and gloss of motorcoaches and delivery vans should bring grist to the mills of polish producers.
That snow and ice are better in the form of water.
That some " pay-loads " do not merit that appellation.
Women asking if a shopping expedition by car would be considered as business or pleasur6.
That those who live near a railway wish that the no hooting in the night-hours rule applied to railway engines.
That road tests of vehicles, constitute one of the most important and appreciated sides of transport journalism.