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Commercial Vehicle Men Strike Against Licence Cancellation
DRIVERS of public-service vehicles and lorries in Ceylon declared a strike on February 20 as a pretest against a regulation by which a driver's licence is to be cancelled on his tenth conviction. Road travel was virtually paralysed and the roads almost deserted. This should act as a warning to us.
increasing Use of TrotTHE American journal Bus leybuses in America Transportation states that
Predicted 1936 is expected to be a big year for trolleybuses in that country. Manufacturers have many orders in hand, and amongst important' 'operators is the Portland Traction Co., which is to purchase 120 vehicles of this type. Eastern Michigan Railways is to purchase 43 machines, and the Indianapolis Railway is shortly to place an order for '57 trolleybuses. Several other big operators of public-service vehicles plan to enter the ranks of users of such vehicles, and the numbers are likely to increase rapidly.
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Interest in His BusiA N innocent applicant at a ness was a Form of -1—x Northern Area licensing. Flattery ! court was surprised and almost flattered at the interest which was expressed in his business, particularly by the objectors. He had asked for a renewal of his licence and had omitted to bring the particulars now. insisted upon.
A Commercial Driver IN a recent case at Merthyr Rebukes a Police ConPolice Court, the driver of stable a motor Nan vas summoned
for failing to stop at a constable's signal. The driver said that although he blew his horn twice and emerged slowly, the constable did not signal, and because he had rebuked him for talking to another man and not carrying mat his duty efficiently, the constable threatened to arrest him. The magistrate dismissed the case and advised, the constable not to talk while directing traffic, as it, was his duty to give his whole attention to watching the roads.
Preventing Damage INVENTORS are paying when Deflated Tyres 'attention to the provision of are Unnoticed . . devices which will indicate when a tyre becomes deflated, thus avoiding the risk of serious damage to the tyre and wheel and, possibly, a conflagration. One device ,which we saw in Berlin has, for each wheel, a flexible rubber rod which acts as a switch and is carried just clear of the ground. When a tyre deflates, the rod is bent back and sounds an electric horn close to the driver.
Air Travel Under THE reliability of modern the Most Difficult A air travel was demon Conditions strated to us on our return by air from -the Berlin Show. Despite ice on the wings and propeller, low visibility and much fog, there was but little delay, except on our arrival, when a landing had to be made at Biggin Hill, eight miles from Croydon, and the journey was completed in a comfortable coach. At the military aerodrome we were most courteously welcomed and entertained at the R.A.F. officers' mess. Lubrication of Trolley A T the demonstration, held Wires Saves Wear on I—A lately of the new trolley
Runners buses on the extended Sutton Crystal Palace route, we were interested to note that instead of using rollers on the trolley booms slippers have been adopted. We were told that much less hiss is noticeable with the slipper, furthermore, the tendency to jump the wires• is reduced. To minimize wear on the slipper the trolley wires are lubricated once a week, an old vehicle with suitable equipment being utilized for this purpose.
Reduction in Use of IT is somewhat surprising to Transport Horses In" find that in a county with Northumberland . . such big agricultural interests as Northumberland, ce ns us figures show a decrease of more than 25 per cent, in the number of horses on the road as between 1931 and 1935. This points to the fact that farmers are using motor vehicles more and more for general purposes.. In 1931, out of B2,175 vehicles, 2,588 were horse-drawn, whilst on the corresponding days in 1935, 103,153 vehicles were noted, of which only. 1,796 were horse-drawn.