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29th November 1940
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

In Parliament

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent

ROAD TRANSPORT TO HELP CARRY COAL AST week, in the House of L. Commons, Mr. Cocks asked the Secretary for Mines whether he would take steps to increase the transport of coal, from the pithead, by road, and whether he would consider approaching the military authorities for assistance in the work by units of the R.A.S.C. and their lorries.

Mr. Grenfell said that steps are already being taken in certain areas in the Midlands to increase the transport of coal by road, and similar action would be taken in other areas as might be practicable. He said also that he would be glad to ask the Minister of Transport to approach the military authorities for assistance should this prove to be necessary.

He admitted that many pits had been compelled to lose time because transport facilities had not been adequate, and he believed road transport could help. It would be brought into use whenever possible.

MINISTER WARNS PEDESTRIANS I N reply to a Parliamentary inquiry by Mr. Profnmo, Lieut.-Colonel Moore-Brabazon said he was fully conscious of the dangers to pedestrians during the black-out, and, in concert with the Minister oL Informatioh, he had intended to conduct an intensive road-safety campaign in the autumn and winter, It had 'been decided, hOwever, that in view of the air raids a general campaign would be out of place. They were proceeding with a modified campaign, including regular broadcast talks and the limited use of posters. In this Ivork certain transport organizations were collaborating.

He wished to impress upon pedestrians that it was dangerous to assume that because they could see the lights of approaching vehicles, drivers could see them. The only safe course was to assume that the 'driver could not see them and to act accordingly.

They could also help by carrying or wearing something white which drivers would have a greater chance of seeing. Torches, if very judiciously used, provided protection.

BID TO ENSURE ANTLFREEZEMATERIAL SUPPLIES

D ECOMMEN DATIONS to motor

drivers to adopt well-known methods Of protecting cars from frost, by the Minister of Transport, prompted Mr. Wooton-Davies to ask, in the Honse, of Commons, whether glycerine was available for their use.

Lieut.-Colonel Moore Brabazon answered that there were other means for protecting vehicles against the effects of frost than the use of glycerine and he was in communication with the Minister of Supply with a view to sufficient anti-freeze material being made available. He hoped shortly to issue further advice on the subject.

ARMY LORRIES FOR URGENT FURNITURE REMOVAL?

I N Parliament, last week, Mr. K. . Lindsay was told' by the Minister of. Transport that if it was not possible to obtain civiliaif transport for the removal of furniture from bombed houses with the assistance of the Regional Transport Commissioner concerned, he might be able to arrange for the use of Army lorries, but civilian labolir would have to' be employed.

FUEL RATIONING—RAILWAY DELAYS A TTENTION was called in the

House, last week, by Mr. Simmonds to the fact that the insistence by the Ministry of Transport that goods of a bulky nature which were required for war purposes should be transported by railway, was causing serious delay and was uneconomical in many instances, Lieut.-Colonel Moore-Brabazon said he assumed that the reference was to the operation of the fuel rationing scheme in "relation to commercial road transport, under which, with the object of economizing the use of imported fuel, supplementary rations were not issued in respect of consignments which could. be more suitably carried by some other form of transport.

Extra fuel rations were not refused for road transport where other means for transport were not available or not suitable.


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