Lord Chesham on Braking Standards
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THE need for definition of heavy' vehicle braking standards and the importance of ensuring that adequate provision is made for holding the load back when braking hard were emphasiled by Lord Chesharn, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, when speaking at the annual M.I.R.A. luncheon in London on Wednesday. He said that the Ministry was folly aware of other commercial-vehicle problems, such as those associated with cabs and the standard of driving conditions, whilst refer ence was again made to work at present being carried out on a plating scheme.
His Lordship emphasized that large lorries would eventually be brought into the vehicle-inspection scheme, and made reference to the dangers of overloading.
At the same luncheon, Mr. R. M. Geddes, M.I.R.A.'s president and managing director of the Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd., referred to the increasing work done at M.I.R.A. by individual firms and the growing use being made of their analogue computer.