The Promotion of Safety in Pas. senger Vehicles.
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THIS week we publish the names of the prizewinners in our competition for ideas which will promote the safety` of passenger vehicles. We were quite surprised at the great interest which has been aroused by this competition, as proved by the large number of entries which was received. We are of the opinion that this was not altogether for the reason that aionetary prizes were offered, but because the subject of the safety of the travelling public is of vital importance to the whole of that part of the industry engaged in the manufacture and operation of passenger vehicles.
Many of the ideas put forward, not only by the successful competitors but by certain of the other entrants, are of much value, and may jointl y result in considerably enhancing the safety of the coach and motorbus. We shall follow our present article dealing with the first three letters by notes from the other contributions to the subject and ,then give a resum6 containing our remarks and criticisms.
The subject will not, however, be dropped at this point. We consider it to be of such vital importance that we shall continue to do everything in our power to assist in the search for ideas in design, construction, operation and maintenance which will help in reducing the number of accidents and enabling the passengers .rapidly to escape in such cases as when a vehicle takes lire or overturns.
This competition has certainly helped in the search for a solution to some of the problems, but it is only a start in the right direction, and we hope that those. of our readers who have further ideas which they may consider to be even better than those put forward will submit them for the general good, although we would ask them not to do so until the conclusion of our series of articles dealing with the actual entries already received.
The modern passenger vehicle is a remarkably efficient product, built on sound lines, but it is capable of extremely high speeds, and attention must be given to that tact, as it means that everything must be designed accordingly.