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Thern comment that there should not be troubled waters in an oil pool.
That, nevertheless, there undoubtedly are.
That the action of a dipper switch on an " arped " car baffled the brighest brains at 3 Among alternative-fuel developments, of a popular oil engine modified, by the addition of spark ignition, to run on tar oil.
That many drivers are of the opinion that the new head-lamp. mask should be fitted at the near side, where it gives better illumination of the kerb.
That the £2 an acre ploughing-up" period has been extended to March 31.
That many who loudly lamented the passing of horsedtransport are now realizing its limitations.
Of many road transport branches that have withered owing to the unwise pruning of their routes.
That it is difficult to regulate the petrol supply for vehicles employed part-time only on A.R.P. work.
That the total road-vehicle miles travelled in the U.S.A. in 1936 is estimated at 250,000,000,000. Of traffic lights as petrol wasters.
Of brake-facing material made from glass fibres and synthetic resin.
That the railways ought. to mask and cowl signal lights near roads. _o • That on a dark night • they are uncomfortably dazzling and distractinglo drivers—apart from marking the course of the railway track.
That if darkly dressed pedestrians persistently walk in the road they should carry head and rear lamps that conform with the vehicle-lighting regula
tions. .1)
Of buses that look like Black Marias at night.
That the "wee bit Colonel" of the Mechanization Board made a fine impression on his first visit to Birmingham.
That the ." driving-time" decision of the King's Bench Divisional Court has aroused great interest.
That, unless taken farther, it may result in many claims for the quashing of previous convictions.
That this war's dug-outs include many old oil lamps for use as tail lights by cyclists, who have not been able to obtain electric ones.