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Roadtransport " AST Tuesday, the road Matters Subject of a interests inaugurated a Broadcast novelty in broadcasting. The people concerned were mostly from the Midland Division of A.R.0.—Messrs. Goodwin, Dyer, Cooper, Dale bnd Meredith. The talk was mainly concerned with drivers and the conditions of operation of road transport in war-time, with special reference to the heroism which has been displayed by transport employees in particularly dangerous circumstances. The programme was arranged and produced by Mr. F. W. Chignall, under the title of " Men of the Road."
Suggestions to P.S.V.
Drivers Using Two Masked Lamps . . .
‘—' OACH and bus drivers being privileged to use two head lamps, should not abuse that
facility. Quite commonly they set their mffsked lamps in such a manner that one throws its beam a good deal farther than the other. When the near-side lamp is selected for giving the'. distance illumination, there is little cause for complaint, but if it be the other way about, an approaching driver, travelling in the opposite direction, is liable to be badly dazzled. Strictly, of course, there should be no dazzle from either, but, under certain conditions, some glare is almost unavoidable.
When Ordering WE understand from Mr. Spares Give the " J. L. Kinder, Deputy Fullest Details • . National Director of Associ ated Road Operators, that the Association's scheme for the supply of spare parts is progressing quite well. One difficulty that has arisen, however, is that those requiring spares so often cause trouble by not giving the correct details of the vehicles concerned, thereby entailing additional correspondence and delaying the meeting of their requirements.
War Transport THE latest modification of Requirements Bring I the Motor Vehicles (ConWidth Concession . , stniction and Use Regula tions, by _which the permitted overall width of a motorcar has been raised from 7 ft, 2 ins. to 7 ft. 6 ins., is a long-deferred requirement, which; like so many others, has needed war conditions to bring to fruition. When the unladen-weight limit • for motorcars was raised from 2 tons to 3 tons for ordinary vehicles, and to 31 tons in the case of those
using gas fuel, it became obvious that the original limit would have to be altered, as a great many of the vehicles brought into the new category exceeded the original width allowed. A similar concession is made in the case of track-laying vehicles.
I .T . A . Associateship MUCH valuable work in the Examinations for training of transport Transport Staff. . administrators is being per formed by the Industrial Transport Association, the President of which is Sir Herbert Matthews, Chairman of the L.N.E.R. The associateship examinations of this body will be held on May 23 and May 24 in London and at the provincial centres. Applications to sit for these should be addressed to the National Secretary of the Association, 250, Halfway Street, Sidcup, Kent, not later than March 31. Total or partial exemption may be obtained by holders of suitable qualifying certificates. Special arrangethents have been made to assist candidates serving with H.M. Forces.