One Hears—
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Of welding now referred to as a new science.
Of one thing that everybody stops for—a policeman on a Belisha crossing.
That in prescribing only minimum ages for motor drivers, authority classes them as old soldiers.
That the small oil engine of the future will be of the separate-combustion-chamber type.
That Vulcan employees have demanded—and received—an explanation about a £3,560 bus order. going to Wigan.
That in such a rainy climate as ours there is no excuse for the existing mileage of roads that are a positive danger when wet.
That last week's issue, with its free Tables of Operating Costs, cemented old friendships and brought us many new friends as well.
Of a wag asking it the trolleybus Roes are hard or soft.
That the road has 4been the Cinderella of transport not only for generations but for centuries.
That motor drivers are now expected to learn the meaning of variously coloured 13elisha crossings. That the Ministry of Transport is to put " dynamic energy" into the task of modernizing the trunk roads.
That the benefit of all this energy is likely to be felt only by a later generation.
That the amount of money spent by London Transport on tickets is more than half that spent on tyres.
That too many different classes of oil and grease are required properly to lubricate modern coinxnercial vehicles.
That the proposed new stations to be built by the L.M.S. Railway are to include cinemas, sports halls, etc.
That cinema proprietors and sports promoters should watch out or they may find themselves subjected to a licensing system which gives the railways power of objection.
Of forthcoming developments in the design and construction of moving floors.
That large, clearly visible clocks are greatly appreciated by bus passengers.
Very occasionally of greatly daring magistrates who blame pedestrians for accidents.