" Tidal-flow " System to Speed Traffic
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WIDE application of the " tidal-flow Yv practice—the temporary division of a highway by movable bollards to suit the prevailing flow of traffic—is strongly recommended by Mr. Burton-Marsh, prominent American traffic engineer, who has been studying British traffic problems. As a result of 4 suggestion by the chairman of the London Travel Committee. Mr. Alex Samuels, the first big-city experiments will be put into operation on Chelsea Bridge. London.
Two-thirds of the carriageway will be available to. incoming traffic during, the morning peak and the method will be reversed in the evening. Exploratory experiments have already been carried out on the bridge, but permanent pedestrian refuges in the centre of the road have to some extent handicapped the trials. However, a speed-up of traffic has been reported as a result of the restricted experiments.
Mr. Samuels, who was first impressed by the advantages of the " tidal-flow " systems operating in the United States, said, last week, that if the experiments were fully successful the committee hoped to repeat them at many other congested places.
SWEDEN GAINING GROUND
SWEDEN is reported to be increasing its sales of heavy commercial vehicles to Portugal, although Britain still maintains its pre-eminent position. Germany and France are also selling an increasing number of commercial vehicles to Portugal.
BIG CLAIM ON FORD
ACLAIM for a substantial increase in wages, a 40-hour week and three weeks' annual holiday is to be submitted to the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., by trade unions representing about 43,000 workers.