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That the steering effort required by some vehicles leaves much room for improvement.
That the practicable turbine-driven commercial vehicle may be much nearer than many people believe.
The query, "When will all Britons recognize that the country's Communists are constantly on the lookout to stir up trouble and that, to them, this is a normal ideological procedure?"
That the flow of taxis is largely controlled by the flow of taxes.
That if the taxes rise much higher, there will not he any hire.
That 10 people sitting quietly in an enclosed space provide as much heat as a I kW. electric fire.
That vehicle heating and ventilating quite adequate for Britain may be ineffective for some places abroad.
That vehicles with much front overhang may at first perturb drivers familiar with more normal models. 'that it may not be long before most passenger vehicles and many goods models will have-two-pedal
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So far of no suggestion that workmen's wages being now so high they should pay more than the ordinary fare instead of less.
That many people used to live in houses and take caravan holidays, now they live in caravans and holiday in guest houses—if at all.
That the familiar cats-eyes, so much appreciated by drivers, particularly in fog, owe much of their value to their automatic cleansing by traffic.
Someone saying that, on country bus routes, shelters seem to be used chiefly by the oldest inhabitants who camp there to watch the world go by.
That this tendency can be cured by having " standing room only."
That a comfortable and easily adjusted seat, and suitable temperature are important factors in safe driving to a man who spends many hours at the wheel.
That de luxe road travel is necessarily more expensive if the running conditions are the same, but its attraction may fill more seats and thus increase the return.