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Motor Vehicles in the PICTURES are now appear. ital I an -Abyssin ian I ing in the Italian motor Campaign . . . . journals showing the extremely
arduous conditions und er which were operated the various types of motor vehicle used by the Italian military authorities in
the recent campaign in Abyssinia. Although the waste of vehicles must have been enormous, there is no question that the practical tests to which the vehicles have been put in the campaign must have brought with them many indications of directions in which improvements in such vehicles can be effected in order to render them more fit for the extreme demands made upon them. "
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The Youth of the HE modern boy is certainly
Country Favours I road-transport-minded, and Road Transport . . in this lies one of the strongest
hopes for the future of the road industry, for railway enthusiasts are mainly of the older generations, whose ideas appear to have become fixed before this great road-transport era. In this connection, the youngest reader of The Commercial Motor of whom we have direct knowledge, although only nine years of age, regularly purchases the journal out of his own pocket money, and maintaina. a fleet of seven model vehicles of various types. klis home is at Sutton Coldfield, but his sphere of operation is referred to' as the " table-lands." Expected to Know A DRIVER who used to live How to Drive Withr-kin India tells us that, in his out Learning . . . day, obtaining a driving
licence out there was a tricky business. The police seemed to think that drivers were born, not made. A test had to be passed before a licence was granted, but as no one could drive without a licence, it was impossible to learn—legally. The only hope was to go out with a friend on a quiet road and be ready to change seats in a hurry if a policeman hove in sight.
THE two conditions of driving that are most extravagant in fuel are hill-climbing, and acceleration. The former is unavoidable ; the latter can be minimized by clever driving. It is popularly thought that crawling in slow traffic or fog is uneconomic in respect of consumption. Actually it is not, for little work is done, Economy in Fuel Consumption versus Saving in Time . . . .
provided that the speed remains fairly constant. Imparting velocity to a heavy mass is what consumes fuel, and the man who uses brake and accelerator wastes it. The time factor cannot be ignored, however, and gains in this respect often outweigh savings in the other.
Large Areas Which A POINT we do not recall are Laid Waste by 1-1. having seen mentioned
Railways . among the arguments against railways is the .way they devastate populated districts on each side of them. Travel into almost any town by train and observe the dreary outlook from the carriage window. With a few exceptions the worst-class neighbourhoods in every town are those bordering the railway line. The residential and valuable areas are those well within the angles between these radiating slummy margins. Through them often run the principal roadways of the town.