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THE Ministry of Transport is to see I what the
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thinking of other countries is before it considers whether to enforce a reduction in the intensity of rear direction indicators.
Mr. Ernest Marples said in the Commons last week that international discussions were in progress to determine a suitable and practicable range of intensities for these signals for day and night use. "When these are completed we will consider what action is required to implement any agreed international standard," he added.
The topic had been raised by Mr. Leslie Spriggs (Labour, St. Helens) who said it was possible to overcome the intensity of illumination in these flashing indicators by installing a resistor in the circuit which reduced their brilliance when the sidelights fitted to the vehicle concerned were on.
He asked the Minister to consider making regulations to deal with this matter in the interests of road safety.
Duplicate Braking Systems
nTSCUSSIONS about the possible revi
sion of braking requirements are now going on between technical officers of the Ministry of Transport and the motor industry.
This was stated in the Commons last week by Mr. Ernest Marples, the Minister of Transport, when he was asked to talk over with the industry the desirability of fitting a duplicate braking system on cars. The merits of divided service brake systems would be given full weight in the talks, added the Minister.
All cars were at present required to have two independent means of brake operation—if one failed there must still be sufficient braking power to bring the vehicle to rest.
CASTROL PLASTICS INTERFST rASTROL, LTD., have entered into contracts to acquire 75 per cent, of the share capital of Melwood Thermoplastics, Lid., Harpenden. and the entire share capital of Tensile Products, Ltd.
Melwood Thermoplastics, Ltd., manufacture high-grade thermoplastics extrusions for use in a wide variety of industries, and the company's production facilities are being extended to meet the growing demand for specialized plastics products.
MOTORWAY SPEEDS
THERE is to be no speed limit on motorways. Experience so far did not point to the need for one, said the Minister of Transport in the COmmons last week.
He pointed out that it would be illogical to impose a speed limit on .-a road specially built for high speeds, when there was no speed limit on other trunk roads.'