CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS BEING ANALYSED WHEN asked by Sir
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William Edge IT in the House of Commons, last week, what are the, main causes which
produced road accidents and the .dis,•tricts which showed the most serious returns, Mr: P. J. Noel-Baker stated that the Road Safety Committee, of which he is chairman, is endeavouring to analYse, in detail, what are the main causes and will report, in due course, to Lord Leathers on tht. measures which, in its' view, can bet be taken in the post-war period to deal with the serious and difficult road-accidents problem. Whilst the numbers of road accidents in each district were known, it was hardly practicable, in view of the widely differing cOnditions, to indicate particular. districts as' showing the most serious returns.
H.M.F. SEEKS LINK WITH YORKSHIRE FEDERATION .
ALETTER from Hauliers Mutual Federation, suggesting the establishment of a " fraternal link " with the . Federation of Yorkshire Road TranspOrt Employers, .was" COnSidered at last week's general Meeting: of'meni:bets of the Yorkshire Fedefatien; in
Leeds. ' •
.Suggesting that a meeting between .representatives of the two Federations be arranged, Mr, Frank. Thompson (Leeds), the chairman:. said he 'vas in favour of exploring any avenue from which benefit might be obtained. As II.M.F. had made this oiler of friendship, he thought the yorkshire Federation should take steps to arrange a meeting, with' a view to ascertaining precisely what had prompted it. Supporting the chairman's suggestion, Mrs. Borrowdale (Leeds) said, the arrangement of a meeting for exchange af views was the obvious. step, in view ' of H.M.F.'s action in holding out the hand of frie.ndship. •
Another member, however, suggested that a meeting with H.M.F. would be a waste of time, and from one or two other speakers came expressions of doubt on the Matter.
After the chairman had emphasized that the Yorkshire Federation's representatives who met those of ILM.F. would, simply report back to the members, with whom any decision would rest, it was decided that steps be taken to arrange a meeting.
HANDBOOK ON GOVERNMENT HAULAGE
AUSEFUL handbook containing a list of divisional and area offices of the Road Haulage Organization, the names and addresses of unit controllers. and.the 'territories covered, together with the Minister's Conditions of ! Carriage, has been compiled by the M.O.W.T. Copies at is., and of amendments which it is proposed to publish • monthly, may be obtained from I-1.M. Stationery Office.
ASSISTANT TRAFFIC MANAGERSHIP WANTED
ANex-regular Of the Royal .Navy, age 39, x.vitli two years service in this _war, .excellent references; and a stuctent of the Institute of Transport, is free for a Position such as assistant traffic manag&. with a.fairly large transport . organization, , preferably . in the North, as his home is at Leeds. Leiters addressed " Transport AsSi§tant," care of the Editor, will be forwarded.
" C.M." WANTED BY R.A.F. M.T. SECTION
WE have been asked by FiLt. G. K. . Grahame-White, 139330, S.H:Q., R.A.F., Habbaniya, "Paiforce, if any of QUf readers' .would care to send old, current or fufure,ccipies of this journalfor,distribution to his staff, as he finds that journals are so scarce in his area.
NO LIVESTOCK VEHICLE NEED BE IDLE
SO as to relieve the railways, the Ministry of War Transport has now decided that all livestock from Ministry of Food collecting centres to slaughterhouses must go by road, regardless of distance, provided this does not result in excessive empty mileage.
It is apparent, however, that, during the present heavy through-puts at centres, road transport facilities are inadequate. To ensure that all available livestock vehicles are used to capacity, any carrier, who is not fully booked up and who is available to take leads to the. Midlands and other long journeys, should keep in touch with either his nearest centre foreman or with the local office of A.R.O.
A POINT ABOUT WAGES AND CUSTOMARY HOLIDAYS
THE secretary of the Eastern Area, A.R.O., in a circular to members, clarifies a point in R.H.(14) which fs sometimes misunderstood. There are still doubts," in the minds of some employers as to the correct payment for days such as Good Friday, when the Government recommends it be considered as a working day. The answer is in the wording of Clause 16 R.H.in (14), which refers to " Customary.Holidays " and not to " Bank Holiday's." The day remains a customary holiday, whethei in any particular year the custom be followed or not. On such days the driver is entitled to 8 hours' pay if he does not work and to a minimum of 8-i hours at double time if he does any work. The si hours credited in respect of a customary holiday is time deemed to have been worked, and must be taken into consideration in the calculation of the 48-hour week. Where the hours worked, plus the hours deemed to have been worked, exceed 48 in the week, overtime becomes payable.