Smoke Screen
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A LTHOUGH thick, black smoke from PA, a British Road Services diesel lorry was considered by two Sheffield policemen to make it dangerous for other vehicles to overtake, they nevertheless allowed it to travel another 100 miles to Wolverhampton, it was said at Sheffield last week.
When the police reported that the lorry was "likely to cause danger to the public," it was four hours later and the vehicle had almost reached its destination.
A policeman told the court: "It was impossible to see oncoming traffic because of thick, oily smoke."
Alderman A. E. Hobson, chairman, said: "Those of us who take an interest in the health and safety of Sheffield can appreciate the danger to the public from the emission of thick smoke. But it is not an offence for a vehicle simply to emit smoke."
The magistrates dismissed the case.